[Public-list] Lazyjacks

[Gordon Laco]

Cool - should be no problem then.  You may be able to do away with the lazy
jacks.

Gord #426 Surprise




> 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.
>> 
>> Gord
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> 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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