{"id":17001,"date":"2011-09-24T00:18:54","date_gmt":"2011-09-24T05:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=17001"},"modified":"2011-09-24T07:33:28","modified_gmt":"2011-09-24T12:33:28","slug":"roll-control-twing-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/roll-control-twing-lines\/","title":{"rendered":"Roll Control Twing Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For our at anchor roll control devices we use a halyard which runs from a block at the end of t he boom, inboard to a rope clutch. The problem is that in bouncy anchorages the halyard sometimes slaps the boom, which is annoying.<\/p>\n
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We have gotten around this with a stopper knot at the block, but this has disadvantages.<\/p>\n
Pete Rossin came up with a solution on FPB 64-3, Iron Lady<\/em>, which we have adapted. This is a tweaker\/twing \u00a0line like are used on spinnaker sheets for quick adjustment.<\/p>\n We have simply run the halyard t hrough a block under th e boom which is attached to a pennant and pulls the halyard down enough so there is no slap when we are rolly achorages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n