The title says it all.... Maiden voyage today to get my boat from Naples to Isle of Capri and when we got to the gulf and tried to hoist the mainsail, the mainsail equivalent of hanks on the jib (I don't know what you call the plastic pieces on the main luff that you slide into the mast) had a really hard time sliding up the mast's groove and we gave up. The more experienced sailor I was sailing with asked if I had any wax or any sort of lubricant to help the process and I had never heard of sailmaker's wax (which is what I think I need) and I had taken the liquid wrench and WD40 off the boat. Since we couldn't hoist the main, we had to motor 3.5 hours.... bummer.
What other things do you find essential to keep on the boat?
As always, thanks in advance for your replies. Also, I had just stepped the mast the day before in a marina and had no reason to think I wouldn't be able to hoist the mainsail.
-Christian
What other things do you find essential to keep on the boat?
As always, thanks in advance for your replies. Also, I had just stepped the mast the day before in a marina and had no reason to think I wouldn't be able to hoist the mainsail.
-Christian