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Prospector
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Initially Posted - 07/17/2009 :  09:26:31  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
I am thinking that tonight I will take our hammock up and see if it fits on the boat.

How do you guys hang yours? I am thinking I will clip the jib halyard over the forstay and Hoist it to an appropriate height. For the other end of the hammock, I am thinking that I can eother use the mast padeye that the whiskert pole is usually attached to, or clip the spinnaker halyard over one of the shrouds.

Also, our hammock is a canvas one that fits on a frame at home. It has wooden bars that act as spreaders for it. Is a net one better for hanging in the rigging?
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 07/17/2009 :  09:35:42  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
I've seen photos of someone's rigged under the boom for their daughter to sleep in, but I don't recall who it was, or if it was a C-25 or 250. On our boat (tall rig) there wouldn't be enough room under the boom. If you've got a spinnaker/whisker pole you might consider rigging it as a spreader length-wise from your mast to your forestay so your hammock doesn't want to fold up on you.

Pictures of your eventual solution would be fun to see.
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 07/17/2009 :  09:48:37  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
Actually David, you give me an idea...

Mybe with a boat hook and a little ropework I could rig a tarp over the hammock to provide shade. I'll have to run up to the marina tonight for some test fitting.
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redeye
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Response Posted - 07/17/2009 :  11:45:44  Show Profile
I've always wanted to swing one inside the cabin. I'll go get mine out of the attic.
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 07/17/2009 :  12:19:54  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
You know red, with the opo-top up you could just tie a bowline around the mast, and tie the foot off to the backstay... Need to think about this.
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jerlim
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Response Posted - 07/18/2009 :  19:27:51  Show Profile
Last season we rigged one end of the hammock to the boom end, which was pulled about as far forward as the lower aft shroud allows by a line to a bow cleat, and the other hammock suspension line went to the plate where the backstay splits...it's a little tricky getting into, but fun for a while...
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Navy1
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Response Posted - 07/19/2009 :  07:43:01  Show Profile
Chris, What about tying one end around the mast and the other end onto the furler? Would this do any damage to the furled headsail? By the way, me and another sailor are leaving Monday with my sailboat for the "Apostle Islands" for a week. Cheers - Roger
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 07/19/2009 :  09:07:04  Show Profile
I don't think I'd tie it to the furled headsail. pressure + friction = hole in sail.
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 07/20/2009 :  06:30:55  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
Got it to work wonderfully - methinks. I hardly got to lie in it.

We put the forward end of th ehammock on th eforestay with the jib halyard holding it in position(hammocke rope went through the halyard shackle, and th eshacle was clipped onto the forestay. The aft end of the hammock went onto the mast padetye which was then raised to a high position on the mast.

Since we have hank-on sails, we have a bare forestay so the sails weren't an issue.

The head of the hammock could be elevated or lowered to a comfortable position. Once I got it "about right" I made th emistake of telling SWMBO how great it was. Then I never got to lie in it again.

One caveat... Our hammock has chains rather than ropes running along th espreader bars. The chain twisted in the halyard shackle (which is only about a month old) and actually cracked the stainless steel. Luckily for SWMBO (and by extension, me) it never failed completely. We need to either replace the chain with rope, or tie a couple strops onto the chains so the shackles can handle it better. Since SWMBO is tiny, weight was not the issue here, just forces working in the wrong direction for the design of the shackle.
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redeye
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Response Posted - 07/20/2009 :  10:01:06  Show Profile
Next ... I wanna see you sail with someone in it...Main Only of course :)

Now that's what I'd call power napping!

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 07/20/2009 :  10:01:37  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Funny how small forces (Rita's pretty small too), can wreak so much havoc, huh? Also a good warning to realize how small forces applied in the wrong direction can cause a well made piece of gear to fail.

Glad you got it rigged, and I'm sure you'll be able to use it once in a while. You could always get a bigger one with room for two? You might get a dedicated U-shackle just for the hammock so you're not using any of your sailing gear, just to be sure.
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glivs
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Response Posted - 07/20/2009 :  17:54:59  Show Profile
We rig ours somewhat similar but I tied a large brass snaphook (w/ swivel) to the tail of the hammock and then clip that to the forestay. The jib halyard clips into the ring of the snaphook. On the mast side I simply tie a round turn and 3 or more half-hitches to secure the head of the hammock. The padeye only serves as a stop. The Admiral is not keen on the hammock but the 1st mate (daughter) loves it when shes home. Have fun.
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