Our MAINSAIL is STUCK out - Sailing A B Sea (Ep.173)

[@SailingABSea]

Have you ever had a mainsail or foresail jammed out? If so where did it happen and what was the fix? 😀

[@Simonck]

Furling main jammed in the Ionian, a rope as high as possible up the luff tied round the mast, outhaul released and luff/mast rope tightened. Didn't work perfectly but enough to get settled into an anchorage, wait for calm and effect repairs. The problem was of my own making, if I'd stopped hauling in the main when the tension on the inhaul was higher than normal the main wouldn't have got jammed

[@SailingABSea]

Good story, thanks for sharing. 👍

[@billhanna8838]

72 foot ketch in 40knots in Current basin , French pass NZ , Genoa furling line jumped of barrel & jammed , Night time blowing a Gail , Had half out , by myself , Just let go both sheets & went in tight circles under motor till it wrapped , Bit hairy at first but all ended well , Dropped the pick & HAD A BEER Ha

[@SailingABSea]

(Baz) That's an interesting solution Bill. I'd probably need 3 beers after that. 😀

[@farrellko]

Try taking the load off the sail when furling - ease the main or point into the wind until it’s flapping and depowered. That will take the load off the blocks and lines and make the job much easier.

[@SailingABSea]

Thanks for that info Kevin. 👍

[@kidocq]

Sailing adventures … Sure you don’t have time to get bored !! Good job team ABSea 👌👍👌🍻🍻🍻

[@SailingABSea]

You got that right! Never a boring moment on a boat. 👍

[@lukejones8133]

Never a dull moment onboard Sailing A B Sea, aye?

[@SailingABSea]

Buy a boat they said. It'll be fun they said. 😂

[@It-b-Blair]

On the edge of my seat with that music!

[@SailingABSea]

hahahaha

[@sailingorzu]

Interesting video, thank you for sharing.

[@SailingABSea]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching. 👍

[@normanboyes4983]

Well recovered.👍

[@SailingABSea]

Cheers Norman. 👍

[@RusstafaB]

Amazing the pulley lasted that long, so must have been well made 20+ years ago. Good recovery from a difficult situation so well done the both of you, job well done!

[@SailingABSea]

Thanks Russ. 👍 Eventually we'll have replaced everything on board. 😂

[@kcaskmelater5079]

Always good to see a fellow Jack of all trades master of none. Good job you two on the hot repair.

[@SailingABSea]

(Baz) I'm thinking of taking Jack as a middle name. 😂

[@kcaskmelater5079]

Considered doing that more times then i can remember

[@SailingABSea]

It would be better as a last name for you... askmelaterjack. 😂

[@johnlord7854]

Well done under pressure you two !!! Yes, you definately deserve an EFES or two !

[@SailingABSea]

We agree! EFES is the perfect reward. 🍺🍺👍

[@SVImpavidus]

Bit of a nightmare! If it was not jammed you may have been able to drop the main on the deck. Good job you have some spare blocks and a cool set of heads! Sail Safe Guys, Ant, Cid & the pooch crew.

[@SailingABSea]

As a learning opportunity the circumstances were fairly good. Cheers,

[@larslotus]

Good morning everyone. Nice to see that you got it fixed. But you got a little bit lined up there Baz. Best regards to all of you a Swed in France.

[@SailingABSea]

Morning Lars. All's well that ends well. 😃

[@vigneronolivier4417]

Well done !!

[@SailingABSea]

Thank you Vigneron. 👍

[@chizhang6569]

There’s always new drama each sailing, what’s next? I enjoy how you guys fix the problems and learn more tricks, love your videos!

[@SailingABSea]

Hopefully there's nothing next Chi. Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍

[@SailHosailing]

OMG! that was stressful! perfect team work

[@SailingABSea]

We are getting much better at team work. Cheers.

[@stuegor]

Great teamwork and quick thinking saved the day, nice job.

[@SailingABSea]

Thanks Mr G 👍

[@andyvan5692]

an idea, how about plain slab reefing?, aka just dump the halyard, if the foil won't turn, it's the surest way to pack up the sail.(you have to anyway, to unload the bearings, lines, etc. to re-reeve the rig to repair any jams).

[@SailingYachtSaltyLass]

Like you we always wear sailing gloves when handling lines and we are currently employing the "BIG screwdriver" for a few boat jobs 😄😄

[@SailingABSea]

The BIG screwdriver is a very handy multi function tool. 👍😃

[@SailingYachtSaltyLass]

@@SailingABSea - second only to the Great Big Hammer 😃😃

[@darrellpugh6689]

⛵ 😊 🔨 🧤 😊 Fair Winds 😊

[@SailingABSea]

Have tools and spares, will travel. 😃👍

[@leeturnbull2759]

Can never have too many spares on a boat 👍 But no beer…………..😱😱😱

[@SailingABSea]

It was a severe oversight and after disciplinary action it won't be happening again. 😃👍

[@It-b-Blair]

@@SailingABSea 😜😂😂😂👍👍

[@kemaldere959]

You must be in starboard tack sir and close hauled

[@AlienX69]

Only furler on my boat is for genoa, harken never failed me .... main & mizzen on tracks/trucks ... don't fancy furler on main. Good thing it wasn't blowin hard ... 👍

[@SailingABSea]

Agreed that Harken make a very good product. We did have fairly decent conditions to address the issue. Cheers. 👍

[@billhanna8838]

26 years , I give it 10 points - No Beer , Call your self's cruisers Gin Rum at least Of course for medical purposes' only . Well done , Good thing it wasn't 40 knots .

[@SailingABSea]

No beer, we'll never get over the shame. 😂😂😂👍

[@FlesHBoX]

All of the "furling mains are terrible because they always jam up!" stories, and the only one I've now seen from anyone on youtube was caused by a failed block, lol.

[@SailingABSea]

Agreed. I think the stories about furling main issues stems mostly from people not being instructed on how to use them properly.

[@shelleyelder7847]

👌

[@SailingABSea]

😀👍

[@It-b-Blair]

Slightly off topic, but you had me thinking; Has anyone brewed on their boat? Would the rocking facilitate fermentation?

[@SailingABSea]

Delos brew their own moonshine onboard, with a proper still that they bought in Australia. 😃👍

[@TheExumRidge]

There may be breaking seas in low patches.

[@MrJudgementday99]

Hi, We know you are planning on sailing down the Red Sea, have you been able to get insurance, we are planning on sailing the reverse way, but so far can’t get insurance. We were hoping to meet in the red sea

[@SailingABSea]

Hi, that plan has been shelved, too many stories about how things can go wrong. We'll be talking about that in detail in a later video. Meanwhile we are still in Turkey until October 2022 so maybe we can meet up in Turkey?

[@MrJudgementday99]

@@SailingABSea Thanks. Being in Abu Dhabi it is the only way. We are planning on January or at a push December. Other than insurance I thought it would be lovely for you. No piracy now. Thailand etc is a pain though

[@mikeferguson2828]

Sadly that's how those brand of blocks commonly break like that. I prefer the thing to break and not lock up like that. The last boat we rented in Turkey the foresail roller furler jammed like that as well. !!

[@SailingABSea]

Ahhh so a kind of design flaw. A charter boat wouldn't carry much if any spares, that could be difficult.

[@6969allgood]

:-)

[@SailingABSea]

👍😃

[@2Moza]

:)

[@SailingABSea]

Cheers Maurice. 👍

[@dhamma58]

as you say, stuff happens...but as it happens, usually I just say "s" happens and you get to fill the appropriate number of letters...

[@SailingABSea]

All the s**t happening eventually makes you a salty sailor. 👍😂

[@dhamma58]

@@SailingABSea salty salutations! (and you wouldn't believe the word when you hit the wrong key....)

[@SailingABSea]

We should have a comment section where everyone posts their crazy auto-correct words. Hahahaha 😂

[@murraywestenskow2896]

Now that was some high seas drama. I was ready to shred your mainsail with a bowie knife. I'm guessing you weren't dragging anchor - or were in danger of colliding with that vessel on the starboard side.

[@SailingABSea]

😳 Three hail Mary's for you in church tomorrow morning young man. 😂

[@murraywestenskow2896]

@@SailingABSea - I left it up just long enough for you to see - before I took it down. Just a bit of locker room towel snapping.

[@SailingABSea]

You could've left it there Murray, we weren't offended. LOL

[@markrodger276]

I cannot believe you made such a schoolboy error, you should be ashamed of yourselves. No beer on the boat 🙈

[@SailingABSea]

(Baz) I know, it's unforgivable. The relevant departments have been chastised and new procedures have been put into place. 😂

[@markrodger276]

Seriously, you both did well in a stressful situation, been there. Furling mainsail systems work great 99% of the time as long as you treat them right. Halyard tension is critical, if too tight it will make it harder to furl / unfurl, boom should be 90 deg to mast and absolutely no bend in the mast. Never head directly into wind when furling this will cause the sail to crease and end in a jamb, if your system furls anti clockwise have a little wind to starboard this will help keep some tension in the sail and allow it to go into the slot smoothly, if clockwise be on port. I also make a point of going round all the blocks once a week, checking them giving them a clean with fresh water and then a spray with ptfe spray. Touch wood we have never had a problem in 6 years on this boat.

[@SailingABSea]

Agreed, once the basic operational needs of a furling main are understood it should be trouble free.

[@schoon111]

never happenned on my gaffer

[@SailingABSea]

Old pullys do fail, we guess that you've been very fortunate.

[@schoon111]

@@SailingABSea i have blocks ,not pulleys

[@SailingABSea]

@@schoon111 we stand corrected by your superior knowledge of nautical terminology.

[@schoon111]

@@SailingABSea It's about certain rigs being simpler/safer versus "easy" rigs that can cause more grief.20 years for a block is not old.

[@akisemmanouil1574]

This is why you can't take part in regatas with this firling system.

[@HeathLedgersChemist]

Have you ever had a title or subtitle full of SHOUTING? If so, where did it HAPPEN and what was THE fix?

[@SailingABSea]

It's called marketing and is common usage across KZbin. 🤓

[@HeathLedgersChemist]

@@SailingABSea And it doesn't work.

[@SailingABSea]

How's your KZbin channel doing?

[@HeathLedgersChemist]

@@SailingABSea Good logic.

[@jucha6992]

furler on main is as good as square wheels on bikes

[@SailingABSea]

Thanks for sharing your opinion. 👍

[@ajax1137]

In-mast furling is an abomination and safety hazard. -poor sail shape, no roach on the leech. -inability to douse or reef in the event of a jam, especially in heavy weather. If you absolutely *must* have mainsail furling, in-boom is the way to go.

[@SailingABSea]

We also like the idea of in-boom furling. 👍

[@rogerdoran8153]

best way to avoid this is don`t use in mast furling .

[@SailingABSea]

Best way to avoid getting a punctured tire is to not own a car. 😂

[@rogerdoran8153]

@@SailingABSea the difference is that in mast furling is not the only way to furl a sail .