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rpcamp737
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Initially Posted - 03/24/2008 : 14:39:51

Can fellow C25 owners please tell me what size sheets and lines they are using. New to me boat and trying to get eveything in order!

1st order:
I have a Hood 705 Seafurl LD and am trying to figure out what line is being used. I believe it to be a 3/8" double baid poly. This is a complete loop line so it will have to be end to end sliced. Any ideas.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 03/24/2008 : 15:19:36

Your Hood furler is an issue, Hood has a special program where you can get a single line drum upgrade as a 705 LD owner. You could probably buy a CDI cheaper and probably should. The LD is a furler and not a reefer which means Hood says "do not reef" with this product. If both lines are not hardened then the jaws of the line drive can slip under high wind. If you do keep both lines hardened while trying to use it as a reefer then you are pulling the forestay out of column and could have a rigging failure. You also have furling line lead block issues, how are your lines led back. I have seen a new Barton double stanchion block which comes apart for line reeving. They are British and hard to find. The cost of the line, and yes it is a large diameter because of the drive jaw size, its splicing, maintaining the lead blocks, and having good cleats for the line(s) really makes that furler too much trouble to be worth it. Get a CDI and you will have a MUCH simpler system which reefs and needs no special lead blocks and only one cleat. Sell the Hood to someone for the cost of the CDI.
Welcome and tell us more about your boat.

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rpcamp737
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Response Posted - 03/24/2008 : 20:35:52

Thanks Frank...I appreciate your response. I will upgrade to the CDI...but have a few things ahead on that list. Can you tell me what size Jib sheets arebeing used? This is our first bigger boat and they feel a little small. I have been sailing smaller boats such as Sunfish and Hobiecats and even the Hobie sheets felt larger.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 03/24/2008 : 21:35:23

Hood has a very good reputation and makes excellent products. It is only because of the poor application of the 705 LD that it bares replacing. You will probably hear that you are trading down and in some ways you are but you will be so much better off for it.
Line choice is a personal thing but basicly a triangulation of size (weight), jacket type, and price. For sheets most people want something fuzzy and soft that is fairly large. That makes it easy to grip and friendly to the ungloved hand. Halyards can be much thinner and rougher on the hands but are usually more expensive. Most things on my boat are 1/4", that would be the halyards, outhaul, reefing lines, furler line, traveler control line, backstay adjuster, and Cunningham. My topping lift is 1/8". I think my mainsheet is 3/8" and I think my sheets are 7/16".

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 03/25/2008 : 07:40:03

From the C25 parts manual...

1/4"
Reefing Lines, vang, outhaul, downhaul, backstay adjuster, traveller

5/16"
Main and Jib halyards

3/8"
Main and Jib sheets

Sizes for these lines are negotiable depending on line technology and personal preference. I use a slightly larger mainsheet, 7/16", to make it easier on the hands.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 03/25/2008 : 10:32:58

When we bought our C-25, I replaced both main and genoa sheets with 3/8" Sta-set, and kept the heavier sheets that were attached to the working jib because they were in good shape. Our halyards are the original wire to rope and I replaced the rope portion with 3/8" Sta-set also, which work very well. We won't go to all rope halyards until the wire looks like it needs replacing.

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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 03/25/2008 : 12:00:33

Another option worth considering is single-braid sheets--much nicer on the hands and less prone to "hockling" (the little loops caused by twisting). Single-braid is a bit more stretchy, but that's not a big thing with sheets since presumably you're trimming them periodically.

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