Aquarius Sail Owners

ok - so here's a pic of the halyard now. Any suggestions on how can I get that extra slack out of it?

Rex,

Typically we will pull another 1" of tension into the jib luff after the wrinkles go away. This is done without any mainsheet tension. When you sheet in on the mainsheet it will stretch the luff of the jib and the wrinkles will go away. If you still have some wrinkles along the luff you can ...

I recently adjusted the front stay to correct some weather helm issues and now am unable to have a nice tight luff on my jib.

Is it the stay or the jib halyard wire that is designed to keep the tension and how loose is unacceptable?

Weather helm is much better btw...

Perfect - I have a leftover Ronstan micro block w/fairlead that I'll press into service.

You mention screws but you also mention nylock nuts - have you got it bolted to the beam or just screwed in using SS metal screws?

If the former - how did you get the nuts all the way into the beam to connect ...

My jib furler line typically just drags in the water aimlessly when the jib is unfurled - there doesn't appear to be a cleat set aside for it on the forward beam furled or unfurled. Could someone post up or send me a pic of their setup so that I can see where it should go?

Thanks Rex

Thanks for the response Matt.

What kind of load bearing do you recommend for the old SC17 sail? I really don't want to spend Harken money on a replacement if at all possible so I've been looking at the http://garhauermarine.com/catalog_process.cfm?cid=92 Garhauer 30-28 as a substitute. They claim ...

It's highly unlikely that these are OEM Supercat parts but... But just in case they are and anyone has a line on small parts for them any help would be appreciated. I was out in 10kts yesterday and the swivel that the shackle attaches to parted company with the block. Of course it had to be the ...

Ordered 4 of them this morning - thanks for the speedy response

One of my batten caps is mangled - the one that slips into the batten pocket at the luff. I'm struggling to find ANYTHING online that looks like it will work except this one: http://bainbridgebattens.com/node/4

Unfortunately they don't sell to the public. Does anyone have an insight please? It's ...

Thanks for that Matt. Sounds straightforward enough.

I've been trying to source a new gasket for the inspectin cover. Any suggestions on that?

For now I'm just going to put a bead of silicone around the hatch and hope it suffices.

Took the new (to me) 1981 SC 17 out this morning for her shakedown/maiden voyage. I was very impressed by her manners. I have a few niggling adjustments to do

the mast ball pin (in my case a stainless bolt and nut) is too long and the jib sheets kept hanging up on it - it looks like almost any ...

OK - found my answer in this post - thanks Matt!

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=486&p=1713&hilit=furling#p1713

Other questions will have to wait until I snap some pics.

Hi all - new SC17 owner and I'm still wrestling with the rigging on my roller furling jib.

Does anyone have photos of a SC17 setup - I'm having trouble figuring out where to attach the tack of the sail and the ensuing halyard thimble. It seems like I'd have to cover the whole of the stay adjuster ...