[Public-list] Lazyjacks

[John Birch]

They do - Schaeffer thinks of everything. The weee lazyjack blocks are Hoit 
Allen's by the way

----- 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 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Lazyjacks


> Ah - batten cars!  they may be a problem unless they allow the batten to
> roll on a ball joint.
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> Gord
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>> 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.
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>> Maybe your system will work for me - then I can redeploy them to 
>> something
>> else - spinnaker blocks for an A-37 perhaps ; )
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>> Thanks Gord.
>> As always,
>> John
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>> ----- 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
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>>> Yes.
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>>>> Interesting Gord - does it work with full battens?
>>>> Thx.
>>>> John
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>>>> ----- 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
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>>>>> 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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