Hi all -
Just had my first proper sail in my new-to-me E32-3 today, got her up to about 5.5kts and had great fun. One issue I'm encountering, though, is that the genoa has a hard time getting over all the things around the mast area during each tack. Here's a pic showing the sheets being run (blue lines):
It seems like on each tack, the bowlines on the clew get caught on one side's shrouds, then sometimes the center cowling/bars, then the diesel heater exhaust, then the other side's shrouds, and then eventually the wind pops enough force in it to kick the clew out towards the bow and around the boat as usual. I'm a novice skipper, so there's a good chance I'm doing something wrong with the sheets, or is there something wrong with the way the sheets are rigged? I have them running back to the blocks on the inside rail, then to the winch.
Thanks!
Just had my first proper sail in my new-to-me E32-3 today, got her up to about 5.5kts and had great fun. One issue I'm encountering, though, is that the genoa has a hard time getting over all the things around the mast area during each tack. Here's a pic showing the sheets being run (blue lines):
It seems like on each tack, the bowlines on the clew get caught on one side's shrouds, then sometimes the center cowling/bars, then the diesel heater exhaust, then the other side's shrouds, and then eventually the wind pops enough force in it to kick the clew out towards the bow and around the boat as usual. I'm a novice skipper, so there's a good chance I'm doing something wrong with the sheets, or is there something wrong with the way the sheets are rigged? I have them running back to the blocks on the inside rail, then to the winch.
Thanks!