mari righting ropes

[Wayne]

just bought a an old mari 4.3, great to sail but would feel better if i had righting ropes attached. any body out there tell me best rope and where to attach

thanks

[ZAX]

On ZAX I use 2 of the bungee cord from a windsurfer. I run it from the inside corner of the font beam (attached to dolphin striker tang) then into the centre of the tramp underneath fixed to the rope from the hiking straps. I like this because it is easy to get to and a good length.

many other ways including just tying a length of rope to the centre of the dolphin striker and then keep it tied back on top of hte tramp. Problem with this is that it can be hard to get to if you turn completely upsidedown.

[Pete]

I also use the bungied rope idea. Mine is just one piece of rope attached to each end of the dolphin striker tangs. I took out the core from an old mainsheet and threaded a piece of shock cord through the outside casing.

It is light, works fine and is always close handy in the case of a capsize.

[HooD]

When was the last time you used it Pete?? 198x?

I used to right my 14 off the jib sheets, of course you would need to have a jib

[Pete]

Ok so what if I have only used the righting rope once. Have capsized 3 times this century, and on two of those occasions it was blowing so hard that holding on to the dolphin striker wire was enough to right the boat.

Nothing wrong with only sailing on nice days!

[ZAX]

nothing wrong with that I think, but to race in Association events it is expected that a righting rope/system would exist.