[Public-list] Lazyjacks

[John Birch]

I would have thought full battens would be twisted into pretzels doing that, 
mine are on Schaeffer slide cars. Since it works for you I will have to try 
it - would be nice to get away from the lazy strings. By the way I use small 
Laser plastic dinghy blocks on the lasyjacks - got a great deal on them in 
Kingston Ontario during CORK a few years back - normally $9 each, I got them 
for $1.50 have 3 per side - no wear on the sail, they weigh boo all and they 
really help align the jacks.

Maybe your system will work for me - then I can redeploy them to something 
else - spinnaker blocks for an A-37 perhaps ; )

Thanks Gord.
As always,
John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordon Laco" <mainstay at csolve.net>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Lazyjacks


> Yes.
>
>
>
>
>> Interesting Gord - does it work with full battens?
>> Thx.
>> John
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gordon Laco" <mainstay at csolve.net>
>> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 9:41 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Public-list] Lazyjacks
>>
>>
>>> Hi there -
>>>
>>> Rather than lazy jacks, we use a technique to control the mains'l when
>>> single or short handed that goes as follows...
>>>
>>> When ready to dump the main, we ease the halyard while hauling in on the
>>> clew line of the first reef.  We don't snug it tight, just enough to 
>>> make
>>> a
>>> trough of the bunt of the sail up to the first reef.  It is then really
>>> easy
>>> to let the rest of the main fall (with some help pulling on the luff) 
>>> into
>>> the trough.  To help guide the sail in, when standing at the halyard at
>>> the
>>> mast you grab the tack end of the first reef as it goes by and hold it 
>>> out
>>> opening the trough and giving it a toss now and again to flip the sail 
>>> in.
>>>
>>> When it is all down, you can roll the sail onto the top of the boom. 
>>> The
>>> trough is held up at the outboard end by the reef line - the effect is 
>>> as
>>> if
>>> you have a guy there holding it while you get the inboard gaskets on.
>>> Another good thing is that the roll you end up with has a smooth skin of
>>> sail over it - looks nice and there is nothing for the wind to pluck at 
>>> if
>>> you are doing this at sea in bad weather.
>>>
>>> Don't forget to ease the reef line after the gaskets are all on...other
>>> wise
>>> you will forget it is snugged up a little and when you go to raise the
>>> main
>>> again you will wonder why it won't go up...
>>>
>>> When sailing with a full crew, instead of using the reef line  we use a
>>> person to grasp the bight of the reef line were it doubles on itself at
>>> the
>>> reef grommet and pull toward the end of the boom, just like the reefing
>>> line
>>> would.  That makes the trough.
>>>
>>> That system works just as well as lazy jacks.
>>>
>>> Cheers - Gord (can't wait for spring!) #426 Suprise
>>>
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