https://forums.oceancruisingclub.org/messages.aspx?TopicID=2339 OCC Forums - Technical, Gear, and Maintenance - Messenger line hack - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Sun, 02 Nov 2025 19:05:35 GMT Sun, 02 Nov 2025 19:05:35 GMT https://forums.oceancruisingclub.org/messages.aspx?TopicID=2339 Simon]]> Sun, 02 Nov 2025 19:05:35 GMT https://forums.oceancruisingclub.org/messages.aspx?TopicID=2339 A winter mast-up messenger line hack:
Removing one’s running rigging lines and replacing with messenger lines for the winter if your mast is left up is just wise.
I looked at my messenger lines waving in the breeze with some trepidation for years wondering how they would fare over a long and windy winter. And then, some random comment, led me to wrap the messenger lines multiple times spiral-like around whatever stay, shroud or rf foil was handy. This kept them well behaved, unlikely to chafe or to jump out of the sheave, etc. and much less likely to break with all the problems that follow from that.
My best, Dick Stevenson, s/v Alchemy]]> Sun, 02 Nov 2025 11:49:31 GMT