RE: catalina27-talk: lazy jacks

[Murphy Family]

I looked at several designs on the web and used one that allowed me to raise and lower the lazy jacks.  Since I have a full batten main, it works great, but does mean there are a lot of small lines running along the boom when the lazy jacks are not in use.  I use cleats on the mast to pull and secure the lazy jacks out of the way when not in use.    I had to drop the mast to install them, but a friend and I dropped the mast. Installed check blocks at the attachment points on both sides of the mast, about halfway to the top, ran the lines thru the blocks, replaced the halyards while we were at it, and raised the mast again.  We used the gin pole at our marina and did the all the above in about an hour in the pouring rain a couple summers ago.   The time consuming part was actually running the lines, getting the lengths right and adjusting the internet design to match my boat.  After 3 hours one evening, multiple adjustments, rerunning the lines again in the spring, I finally have the lazy jacks working well for me.   My friend that helped drop & raise the mast uses the “Dutchman” system and swears by it, but I didn’t want the expense or the holes in my sail.   Murph   Allen Murphy Kelly III 1975 C27 Sail 2157 Erie, PA   From: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com [mailto:catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com] On Behalf Of Don & Lynn Conner Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 6:36 AM To: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: lazy jacks   It is.  We have it, too and like it.  We were able to install it with a ladder rather that the Bosun's Chair.   Lynn Thornton-Conner   s/v Cheri Lynn 6178 Severn, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeffery L. Sheler To: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 11:48 AM Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: lazy jacks   Thanks, Andy. Is E-Z Jacks a brand name? Where might I find? Sounds similar to the Schaeffer system. At 11:22 AM 11/25/2005, you wrote: Jeff Instead of Lazy-Jacks, I installed the E-Z Jacks.  The difference is that the E-Z Jacks are deigned so you can bring the lines down and store them up against the boom.  By doing this, the sail cover does not have to be cut to accommodate the lazy-jack lines (which stay up permanently) when docking/mooring the boat after use..  Also, being the lines are against the boom when you raise the main sail, the mainsail  does not get caught on the lazy jack lines. You can actual raise the main without being dead into the wind. After I raise the main, I simply pull and set the E-Z Jack lines that I led to the cockpit and I am ready to drop the main into the E-Z Jack cradle. Andy Slow"MO"tion T/R, #6038, Nyack, NY Jeff Sheler s/v Windsome C27TR #6594      Hampton, VA