After a successful launching this morning and a very pleasant first sail (gusting 30+ knots)it was a bit of a bit of a shock to find out how much I had forgotten about setting up the rig this morning. I’m hoping someone may have some advice for the following questions:
1) How do you set up the mizzen lug sail? Does it just haul up from the throat on the spar on the halyard; or do you set it up like the main with a pulley on the spar and beads around the mast?
2) How do you set up the system for choking the Mizzen (putting it away… sorry…it must have a name!)?
3) A number of people have mentioned problems with knowing when the centreboard is fully down or not. I have the same problem. At the moment I wind it fully up and then wind it down 12 full circles on the winch, it sort of feels right, but any ideas or advice is welcome.
4) I have decided to try using the boat without the outboard this year. So I’m going to get some oars (about 10’long?); and using a ‘strop’ around the winches as rowlocks. Has anyone tried rowing a Romilly? Any advice in setting this up would be welcome.
5) In the same vane as question 4, One reason I want to get rid of my 5hp engine is that it is so big and heavy and I can’t move it easily. Has any one successfully tried a smaller outboard? (smaller than 4hp; say.. 2.5hp?).
Lastly:
6) It would be good to get all the Romillys together one year (say in 2011). I think others must feel the same. If so where and when? Everyone would be most welcome down here on the River Dart! What does everyone think? Any ideas welcome!
Kind regards
Simon Ellyatt