Bowsprit traveller ??

[zimp]

This winter I'll try to buy/make the hardware for a bowsprit traveller on our CC19. This may give more trim possibilities for the yankee/genoa.
I've found a traveller for about 165 pounds but that seems very expensive to me.

https://shop.classicmarine.co.uk/stainl ... lates.html

Is there anybody having experience in making a traveller ring yourself?

[Bill Thomson]

Yes, Made one when building my current boat (Scruffie Marine ,Secret 20)
About 50cm of 5mm round stainless (316) rod. Clamped the end in a heavy vice and wrapped it round a steel rod (big screw driver) through 270 degrees in a shallow spiral. Then sawed off the stub end and twisted the eye into line with the rod. Clamped the eye in the vice and bent the rod into a hoop about 20mm larger in diameter than my bowsprit (used a firewood log as a former). put another small eye in the end of the hoop and cut off the excess as before. Twisted and bent the result so that I had the large hoop with the two small ones lying together on the outside, seized them together at the neck using ss seizing wire and leathered the hoop to protect the bowsprit (and hide the blemishes!) The outhaul line is hitched around the neck over the seizing and the jib furler is shackled to the small eyes. Worked without a hitch for the last 4 years and saves any heroic efforts if things snarl up at the sharp end of the bowsprit. I would attach a photo but the technology to reduce it in size has, so far, defeated me.
I only used about 36cm of the rod but the rest is in the come-in-handy box! Certainly cost less than £160.
Bill

[zimp]

Thnx Bill, sounds very doable to me.
I'm going to look for a 5mm 316 SS rod.
A photo will still be helpful, may you can use an online tool like https://resizeimage.net/ ?
But your tips have brought me much further!
Bert

[erbster]

What rigging would be needed to move the traveller inboard/outboard?
I usually work on the KISS principle. When I have needed to access the foresail furler at sea, I have simply raised the bowsprit.


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[zimp]

What rigging would be needed to move the traveller inboard/outboard?
I usually work on the KISS principle. When I have needed to access the foresail furler at sea, I have simply raised the bowsprit.


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Our CC19 has some lee helm when using the yankee, depends from the wind speed and the course of course.
Besides the ring I only need a line to move the traveller outboard.

[erbster]

Presumably a block at the bowsprit end? How would moving the foresail tack outboard help? Is it lee or weather helm you’re suffering from? (It’s usually the latter for me)


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[zimp]

Thnx Bill, sounds very doable to me.
I'm going to look for a 5mm 316 SS rod.
A photo will still be helpful, may you can use an online tool like https://resizeimage.net/ ?
But your tips have brought me much further!
Bert

Result can be seen in the Zimp gallery

http://www.capecutter19association.org/ ... play_media