Hi Joe,
Am thinking of MOB pole mount diagonal across the back, with the bottom held
near the containment bar at the bottom of where the horseshoe or throwable
ring goes, and maybe the top held on one of the extensions for the dinghy
lift. The pole is pretty fragile though, so any launch would have to allow
for the top of the pole to come unfastened with minimal "tug".
I like the grab lines. Your jackline location stops someone from going
overboard, bit I don't have the custom pole to deadend. I will have to play
around with some more options. I also don't like the idea of the tether end
scraping along the cabin top each time someone goes forward.
I am also thinking of putting a U-bolt in the steering bulkhead on each
side, to clip into. In a race situation, you are not allowed to use the
autopilot (although I think many cheat, and do - but won't be us). We
usually steer sitting on the coaming. Want to limit someone from being
knocked off of that position, and ending up on the traveler. Best thing is
probably going to be putting on a harness and tether, and trying out some
locations.
Pulled all of the cruising stuff off of the boat, and it should be light and
fast. Removing 150 ft of chain would help too, but taking that on and off
of the boat is a PITA. Plus if we have problems and require anchoring, it
is sure nice to have chain rode to keep in place.
Mike
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[mailto:scoaa-members-bounces@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Siudzinski
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 1:06 AM
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Subject: Re: [Scoaa-members] Racing a Seawind 1000
For a jackline I run a line from my (custom) main halyard cleat on the
mast down the center of the boat to the tubing junction aft of the
hardtop where my (custom) support pole is attached. Pictures (scroll
down):
http://www.katiekat.net/Cruise/KatieKat2002J.html#112102
Would perhaps be better if it were mountain-climbing tubing (like my
grablines) and tightly tensioned.
http://www.katiekat.net/Cruise/CruiseVPhotos/JoeApproachingLordHowe.jpg
Tether length is hopefully short enough to prevent MOB, yet allows
full mobility from cockpit to mast.
Incidentally, I've become so used to those stabilizing grablines that
I felt quite uncomfortable going forward after I took them off (I've
since put them back on permanently) - just need to replace them
periodically due to inevitable UV-induced degradation. Used to be I
only put them on for passagemaking, but San Francisco Bay can be a
little bumpy...
I'm also interested in knowing where a MOB pole can be mounted on a
SW1000.
Joe Siudzinski
On Aug 29, 2010, at 17:54, Michael Zotzky wrote:
We are doing a 150 mile overnight race down the coast. We are five
for five in this race on a Corsair 28R, but this year decided to
sail the Seawind instead and torment the cruising boat fleet. I
know how to sail the boat, but wondered what owners are doing re:
. Rigging jacklines
. Carrying the MOB pole
Or anything else of interest around crew safety in offshore,
overnight sailing. Thanks in advance,
Michael Zotzky
