[Public-List] Lazy Jack Advice

[richard.hazlegrove at wachovia.com]

John, 

I had some rigging work done a number of years ago that included 
installation of the Harken system.  I am not sure if they followed 
Harken's suggested attachment points or not,  but I found it necessary to 
move the location of the aft jackline point forward from about 75% aft of 
the gooseneck to a little aft of 50%.  There was not  much sail at the 75% 
point and I found that a lot of sail was falling off the boom in the 
middle.  I did not touch the forward point which is about 3' aft of the 
gooseneck. 

If you plan to install a system with only two attachment points I would 
suggest that you play around with the locations to best suit the size and 
shape of our mainsails.  The two part system works great for my needs and 
is especially useful when singlehanding. 

Richard Hazlegrove
Quest 433
Mathews, VA.