[Public-List] Lazy jacks

[Jacques TN]

RE: Lazy Jacks

I have had my lazy jacks on and off over the last number of years.  I am not
sure the are worth the trouble??  I was considering what I should do in the
future.  I had an idea that I would like to check with the rest of you.  I
was thinking that that one could possibly string a line from the leach of
the upper batten (full batten sail) down through loops at the leach end of
each of the battens and bring the line, using a pulley along the boom, to
the mast.  The line could then be tightened when lowering the sail and
loosened when the sail is up.  It seems to me that with the line tightened
when the sail was dropped it should flake reasonably well onto the boom????
Has anyone ever tried this approach.  It would be a lot simpler then my past
attempts.  I would be interested in your opinions????

Jacques
Kilwinning #446

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I got through tom the patent office and found the number you suggested. I 
couldn't open the drawings. Do you know what format the drawings are?
Brian
ex#497
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>
> RE Lazy Jacks, I always thought sails could be furled/controlled by 
> pulling
> the luff aft opposite the mast slides at the leach when the sail is down. 
> I
> experimented on my Rhodes 19 by putting grommets in the leach and making a
> bridle of different length bungee chords that attached to the grommets 
> once
> the sail was doused.  It worked but wasn't much easier than flaking the
> sail.
>
> William Stevenson of St. Michaels seems to have had an even better idea 
> that
> he patented.  It looks pretty slick.  Here is the link at the US Patent
> Office;
>
>
http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?docid=US004864952&PageNum=1&&IDKey=843E55D5D81
>
B&HomeUrl=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2%2526Sect2=HIT
>
OFF%2526p=1%2526u=%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-adv.htm%2526r=4%252
>
6f=G%2526l=50%2526d=PTXT%2526S1=((lazy%252BAND%252Bjacks)%252BAND%252Bsails)
>
%2526OS=lazy%252Band%252Bjacks%252Band%252Bsails%2526RS=((lazy%252BAND%252Bj
> acks)%252BAND%252Bsails)
>
> If it doesn't work, try Goggling "US Patent Office" and search for patent
> number 4,864,952.
>
>
> Roger 148
>
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> [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of John Scott
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> Cc: John Scott
> Subject: [Public-List] Lazy jacks
>
> Hi All.
>
> I'd like to install Lazy Jacks on my A30.  Does anyone have any advice to
> offer?
>
> Thanks
>
> John Scott
> Wooshkeetaan #26
>
>
>
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