Today i tried to take out my Hunter 40 and ran into some engine problems. I dropped the anchor while fixing it (I was barely out of the marina and drifting towards the dock, 20 mph winds). I was able to lay the anchor quickly, but retrieving nearly landed us on the jetty. I had two issues:
1) we have a hank-on 130% that lives in a cover on deck. The cover hanks onto the life-lines to keep it off the deck. The problem is that I can't readily get to the bow, access the anchor locker, or bow cleats without battling the bulk of the sail.
2) 40' of 3/8" chain with a 40lb danforth is hard to haul up by hand... especially if it's covered by clay/mud.
Those with hank-on sails, how do you avoid these issues?
Those with rolling furlers, tell me about them. I'm starting to research them, I'm a little reluctant because if the foresail needs to come down, I don't want anything fouling up... but I'm jealous of watching everyone just sail into the marina, rolling it so easily. I know absolutely nothing about them. There is some info for smaller boats, but not much for larger boats (does much change??) in the archives.
Any words of advise on windlasses?
1) we have a hank-on 130% that lives in a cover on deck. The cover hanks onto the life-lines to keep it off the deck. The problem is that I can't readily get to the bow, access the anchor locker, or bow cleats without battling the bulk of the sail.
2) 40' of 3/8" chain with a 40lb danforth is hard to haul up by hand... especially if it's covered by clay/mud.
Those with hank-on sails, how do you avoid these issues?
Those with rolling furlers, tell me about them. I'm starting to research them, I'm a little reluctant because if the foresail needs to come down, I don't want anything fouling up... but I'm jealous of watching everyone just sail into the marina, rolling it so easily. I know absolutely nothing about them. There is some info for smaller boats, but not much for larger boats (does much change??) in the archives.
Any words of advise on windlasses?