I recently ran my halyards to the cockpit on my c25. This is a grand improvement for getting the sails up singlehanded. Dropping them is less than satisfactory though. Turned into the wind my main drops decent, it could use the slugs and track cleaned and lubed, but the jib drops maybe half way and has to be pulled down the rest of the way by going forward. It was the same way before running my halyard aft, but I was already up on deck and simply a step or two from the forestay to pull the sail down.
Everything moves freely with minimal drag, it seems to be an issue of lack of weight and friction from the hanks on the forestay. Can I add weight to the shackle?
Everything moves freely with minimal drag, it seems to be an issue of lack of weight and friction from the hanks on the forestay. Can I add weight to the shackle?