Jeff, I purchased a system from a company named Sail Care. This is a system that stores against the mast when not in use. I went to this system mainly for aesthetics, I didn't like all the lines going from the boom up to the mast and didn't want to cut slots in my mainsail cover.
John Emmerich 5874 Fortitude > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jeffery L. Sheler > Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 9:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: catalina27-talk: lazy jacks > > > Has anyone installed a lazy jack system? I'd like to add one before next > season and I'd like to think I can do it myself. I'm wondering if > I'll need > a bosun's chair, or if I can attach the lines high enough on the mast by > standing on the boom, or maybe a ladder. I'd like to avoid being > hauled up > the mast if at all possible because I'm not very confident of the > condition > of the main halyard sheave at the masthead. (Replacing it is a > project for > another day.) Has anyone had experience installing lazy jacks? Any > preferences on brand? > > Jeff Sheler > s/v Windsome > C27TR #6594 > Hampton, VA > > >
