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StSimon
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Initially Posted - 05/19/2006 :  23:22:46  Show Profile
Who sails with the pop top up?

I will often slacken the boom vang and stick her up there. It makes the
First Mate happy and rarely affects my sailplan.

What's the harm?

What do you do?
Fair winds,

Andy, Breakin' Wind, 1984 C25 SK SR
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 05/20/2006 :  06:27:09  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
Conversely, what's the gain, if it's nice enough to sail with the top up, what the heck are you doing down below?

DW
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 05/20/2006 :  07:03:26  Show Profile
Would be very hard to do in a 250. It blocks the view
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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 05/20/2006 :  07:26:06  Show Profile  Visit Arlyn Stewart's Homepage
Tom, while cruising I've occassionally motored with the all weather enclosure in place, usually during rainy dreary days using the remote autopilot.

Forward visibility from the cabin is no problem but as you say, the pop top makes forward visibility tougher from the cockpit, requiring the zig zag used by tail dragger airplanes to keep watch ahead.

I've never sailed with the enclosure in place but sometimes on light air days the pop top will be raised during meal time while sailing to obtain easier access and more standing room below.
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Response Posted - 05/20/2006 :  08:00:01  Show Profile
Like Andy, my motivation for having the poptop up is to keep the First Mate happy. For quite a while, I insisted that "they" strongly advise against having it up while underway. Then we left it up on a leisurely light-wind sail, nothing bad happened and she wanted it up from then on. Until it came crashing down last weekend.

Until I'm comfortable that I have it secured properly, it'll stay down while we're underway.

Steve
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 05/20/2006 :  09:20:01  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Arlyn Stewart</i>
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I've never sailed with the enclosure in place but sometimes on light air days the pop top will be raised during meal time while sailing to obtain easier access and more standing room below.


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That would be a good reason
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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 05/20/2006 :  10:14:41  Show Profile
I used to sail with mine up all the time with no problems.
Though after posting this photo several years ago I was warned of the dangers so I started tying it up with just a line around the mast looped around the top and still never had any problems.
Now the only time the top goes up is at the dock or at anchor. I've found just sliding it back affords me enough room to comfortably get into the cabin to get whatever I need without having to worry about it falling down.


Then again, I sail on a fairly small lake and don't have to worry about the waves getting over three feet.
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