Sheet Bags and Halyards

[Buddy Gold]

I am thinking about installing sheet bags on my C34. I don't like the idea of installing them directly onto the bulkhead. I thought mounting a strip of wood to the bulkhead and then the bags to the wood is a better way to go. Any thought or suggestions?

On my Port side i have a Spinnaker, Genoa 1 and Genoa 2 line. Why so many, is one an emergency spare?

[waughoo]

On my Port side i have a Spinnaker, Genoa 1 and Genoa 2 line. Why so many, is one an emergency spare?

Yes on the spare.  If you're making a long passage and lose your halyard to failure, chafe or anything else, it is quite nice to avoid going aloft to resolve it when you could otherwise use a spare and go aloft at one's next stop.

The halyard bags ive seen usually have some kjnd of fastener on the fiberglass allowing for removal rather than fixing them directly.

[Noah]

My sheet bags are Sunbella and lap over onto the coachroof and fasten with snaps on coachroof.

[KWKloeber]

Buddy

Quick sail changes.  I don't know how your head stay sitar is set up but on my 30 I have a dual track head stay.

With three halyards one can be dropping, say, a #3 while hoisting #1 - or the foredeck crew can at least have the "new" sail ready to quickly hoist if the head stay is a wire instead of a track.

Or to drop a headsail while hoisting a spinnaker.

Are you asking about sheet bags or halyard bags?  And for use while sailing or for storage?

[Jim Hardesty]

I am thinking about installing sheet bags on my C34. I don't like the idea of installing them directly onto the bulkhead. I thought mounting a strip of wood to the bulkhead and then the bags to the wood is a better way to go. Any thought or suggestions?

Buddy,
Shamrock  has mesh bags, 2 bags both with double pockets, installed with twist canvas fasteners.  May be OEM.  Think I've seen them at Catalina Direct.  Store the tails of all the cabin top lines there.  A lot of lines, 9 I believe.  To help the tangle I leave about 5 feet for adjustment and gasket coil the lines that need minimal adjustment, put them at the bottom of the bags.  The rest of the lines just are loose in the bags.  Works OK, but lumpy on backs when sitting that way, a cushion hung on the winch helps.
Jim

[Noah]

Yes Ken. Sorry about semantics. Mine are halyard bags. But also use them for main sheet, traveler, and misc.  "stuff storage".

[Jim Hardesty]

This is what Shamrock has

https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-34/hull-deck/cockpit/halyard-bags-c-34-gray-mesh/?SearchResults=1

Not inexpensive.  Seeing the price, think I'll treat mine with more respect. 
Jim

[Stu Jackson]

My experience:  from 2003

https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,860.msg3934.html#msg3934

Another link that quotes my November 2003 Tech Note (for the photos, go to the 2003 Tech Note Online)

https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,9293.msg68564.html#msg68564

[Roc]

I have mesh sheet bags.  They are OEM, exactly like the link on Jim's post.  If I had my choice, and if I was starting from scratch, I would rather have the buttons that hold each line separately.  With the sheet bags, the lines get tangled easily.  There are many types of line organizers, but this Barton example looks pretty good.  I've always thought of switching to something like this.

https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?id=2561692