Hi folks,
Had my CC on the water for a week over the Bank Hol and I feel that I am getting to grips with things. As a trailer sailor, I am looking for ways to make rigging/derigging as easy as possible.
I have been looking at the bobstays (in the interest of clarity- ie in case this is the wrong term -the metal wires from the hulll to the end of the bowsprit) on my boat are attached to bottle screws, which are in turn attached to the boat with several turns of what I expect is dyneema.
I have two issues with this: 1) not easy to attach and detach (although I tend to leave these attached when trailing) and 2) it doesnt look very neat- wouldnt it make more sense for the bottle screw to attach either directly to the boat or via a shackle. To do this would need longer (larger diameter) bottle screws.
What arrangements do others have? I have looked at the pictures people have put up but cannot see enough detail to work out how others rig it.
Thanks
Charles