[Public-list] lazy jacks

[Fred Parker]

I would be interested in the diagram since installing lazy jacks in on
my to do list.

Thanks.

Fred Parker, Alert #293. 

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[mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Gordon Laco
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 7:53 PM
To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
Subject: Re: [Public-list] lazy jacks

Ok - here goes;

What I am describing is called by sailors a 'sea furl' because it is a
good way to stow the mainsail quickly at sea and in bad weather without
using the whole crew to gather it up and tie in the gaskets.

To do this you would go up to the mast and ease the main halyard enough
that the first reef tack comes down to the boom.  Snub the halyard, and
haul in the first reef line...which will pull the first reef clew almost
to the boom. Tie it off.  Hold the first reef tack in one hand while
easing the halyard again with the other.  If you hold that tack in your
left hand, and control the halyard with your right, you will basically
be lowering the sail into the trough created by the first reef tack and
clew.  Once you have the main mostly or all down, tie off the halyard
and roll the sail up tightly onto the boom.  I always tie the first
gasket with the tail of the boom vang (because it is always there)  work
your way back to the cockpit tying on another two gaskets and you will
end up with the mainsail rolled onto the boom with a 'skin' of smooth
sailcloth on top.  You then cast off the reef line so you are not
surprised by it when next you raise the main.

The whole thing looks neat and tidy, easy as pie once you do it a couple
of times.

When you have two people on board, the person who stays in the cockpit
steering controls the tiller (or wheel as in our case) with a foot while
holding the first reef clew while the mast man holds the first reef
tack.
The main dumps into the trough as before and the sail then gets rolled
into a tight bundle on top of the boom.

Hope that helps.  I sent someone a series of diagrams a year or so
ago... If you'd like them I can offer them again.

Cheers - Gord






> Gord; as an architect, I thought I had a good mind for visualizing 
> descriptions. I have no idea what you are describing but sure am
interested.
> Ed. Schroeder #303
> 
> Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:  Oh here I go again...
> 
> I don't see any use for lazy jacks. If you use your first reef to hold

> the after end of the sail, and hold the first reef tack in your hand, 
> you will have a trough that the sail will fall into as it comes down. 
> If folds of it fall out, you make a tossing motion with the hand 
> holding the tack and the sail with fall back in.
> 
> Easy as pie even with one person.
> 
> Cheers - Gord #426
> 
> 

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