Heaving-to
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Topic: Heaving-to
Posted By: Newbie Steve
Subject: Heaving-to
Date Posted: 07 March 2022 at 14:47
| I am due to receive my new 348 this May and am trying to figure out a simple system for heaving-to, what with the self tacking jib making it impossible as-is. Would stanchion mounted cleats with simple short line from the jib clew be too much pressure on the stanchion? Anyone have suggestions? What works and what doesn't? Always appreciate your wisdom and experience! Thanks |
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Posted By: 32mike
Date Posted: 07 March 2022 at 18:58
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I made a dyneema leash with an eye on each end that I run from a pad eye on the toe rail to the jib sheet where I attach it with a D-ring. Mostly I use it for keeping the self-tacker from sliding back and forth in the slip and at anchor. I have tried it for heaving-to and it worked. ------------- Mike S/V Dulces Sueños 458 #087 Tampa, FL |
Posted By: Newbie Steve
Date Posted: 07 March 2022 at 20:24
| Thank you, Mike. That sounds like a great solution and also easy on the wallet! |
Posted By: Mark&Catherine
Date Posted: 08 March 2022 at 08:10
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we replaced the bolts at the end of the self tacking track with some with eyelets on them so we could tie the jib to the eye if needed. Having said that even if we do, with the fully battened main we sail off at 1.5 knots anyway, so we never actually get the boat stopped. ------------- 385 ubulukutu sail number GBR 3350L in Turkey and Greece with Mark and Catherine |
Posted By: cptgood
Date Posted: 08 March 2022 at 09:13
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Your boats don't have the sliding "stopper" I have on my st jib track just for that purpose? In this picture is blocked in the far right and there is another in the left side, not visible.
 ------------- Hanse320 - Hull#127/08 - Wheel - ST headsail - Yanmar 3YM30 - SD20 |
Posted By: Newbie Steve
Date Posted: 08 March 2022 at 12:32
| Thank you, Mark and Catherine. Also a good option. So not too much pressure on the eyelets/track or danger of eyelets ripping out of their threading? Thanks for your help. |
Posted By: Newbie Steve
Date Posted: 08 March 2022 at 12:38
| From everything I've seen in person and in catalog, the 2022 model has a solid track without the spring loaded stopper along an adjustable track. |
Posted By: samuel
Date Posted: 08 March 2022 at 13:37
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I think that the first question that you might ask is whether your Hanse WILL heave too. If anyone has managed to do it successfully, you may ask how they managed it. By heaving Too, I do not mean doing it in light winds, sitting by the helm, giving regular tweeks. I mean, going below, with the hatch shut, sitting it out, knowing that the boat will sit comfortably & reliably. My last 2, non Hanse, yachts would do this beautifully, the mainsail would not flog. It would be slightly filled & suffer no damage whatsoever. As a single handed sailor it was great to be able to just spin the boat round without letting the jib out & heaving too, whilst i sorted a problem, or went below, or just stopped to think. Does not happen with my Hanse, even with the jib tied over.
------------- Daydream Believer- Hanse 311- No GBR9917T- Bradwell Essex |
Posted By: Newbie Steve
Date Posted: 08 March 2022 at 14:00
| Yes, Samuel. And you are not the first to mention this shortcoming. Best I can do (without having my boat yet), is collect potential methods and eventually try. Sounds like it will not be part of my sailing maneuver repertoire though in the end. Thanks for your experienced voice. |
Posted By: samuel
Date Posted: 08 March 2022 at 16:33
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It has been suggested by another Hanse owner (I have not tried it in anything above 12kts of wind) is to lock the tiller amid ships & furl the jib. Then bring the mainsail to the central position. But also have it reefed at least to first reef. This might work for those moments when one needs to stop for a few minutes to gather ones thoughts & sort a problem. But I am not sure it would work as a proper heave too solution. ------------- Daydream Believer- Hanse 311- No GBR9917T- Bradwell Essex |
Posted By: 32mike
Date Posted: 08 March 2022 at 18:05
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I tried it - albeit in light winds and it worked better in one direction than the other - go figure. Unfortunately, I don’t remember which direction that was.😕 ------------- Mike S/V Dulces Sueños 458 #087 Tampa, FL |
Posted By: Newbie Steve
Date Posted: 08 March 2022 at 18:44
| Great thanks... adding to my list of ideas. Thanks, Mike. |
Posted By: Kox
Date Posted: 08 March 2022 at 20:18
Do you, by any chance, have a picture of your solution? ------------- Hanse 315, Ella, Hull# 640 |
32mike wrote:Posted By: 32mike
Date Posted: 08 March 2022 at 23:45
This is it. I spliced a loop in one end of the dyneema and used a bowline on the other. The length is a little short for two splices. The attachment point is an existing pad eye on the rail. There are actually two dyneema lines attached here. The forward leading line is a hold down for the dinghy.  ------------- Mike S/V Dulces Sueños 458 #087 Tampa, FL |
Posted By: Dubs2021
Date Posted: 09 March 2022 at 18:21
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On my demo sail last Spring, I believe the skipper attached a line off the windward foredeck eyelet, similar to how 32Mike described above. We hung up "in irons" (the phrase I learned sailing as a kid) while we reefed the main. The skipper swears the 348 would hold stable as such indefinitely. I have not had occasion to try this since taking delivery, but a good method to know! Hugh/Dubs ------------- Hugh |
Posted By: Newbie Steve
Date Posted: 09 March 2022 at 18:52
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Thanks for the pic, Mike. This is really helpful! Steve
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Posted By: Newbie Steve
Date Posted: 09 March 2022 at 18:53
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Thank you, Hugh. Also, I just found out what was to be a May delivery is now a July delivery (from Germany). Ugh. Steve
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Posted By: Martin&Rene
Date Posted: 10 March 2022 at 14:53
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Having a padeye by the toerail can also be useful so that you can set up some form of barber hauler for the jib. This was my solution. https://www.myhanse.com/controlling-the-jib-downwind_topic10476_post88083.html?KW=jib#88083" rel="nofollow - https://www.myhanse.com/controlling-the-jib-downwind_topic10476_post88083.html?KW=jib#88083 ------------- Martin&Rene Hanse 341 Dipper Wheel steering, 3 cabin layout, normally based in Scotland |