Harvey,
In stead of cleats on the mast, I have mine on the aft end of the boom. In
dock when I flake the main I pull the L J lines back to the mast out of the
way of the sail cover. Under way with the main up I can adjust the lines at
the cleats
standing in the cockpit.
I single hand a lot and I never have to leave the cockpit
Pat Ford
Seabiscuit C27 3692
Port Washington, WI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harvey Rosenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 12:37 AM
Subject: catalina27-talk: RE:- Blew away my hard drive for Thanksgiving
Hi Bob, Jeff,
I agree with Bob's suggestion on running lazy jacks thru blocks on the
mast
and then down the mast to a cleat(mine go back to the cockpit), but with
one
more suggestion. Put the blocks on the spreaders 8 inches outward from
the
mast. Run the bitter end of line thru an eyestrap positioned 6 feet from
the
deck. That will give you a window of 16 inches instead of 5 inches to
raise
the sail without fouling the main. This was from an design in Good Old
Boat.
You should add a third leg with this design, although I've seen factory
installed lazy jacks installed on the spreaders with only 2 legs.
With this design be sure you have a topping lift or rigid boom vang to
avoid a
load on the lasy jacks.
My next design problem is to figure out how to relax the lazy jacks while
sailing without going forward to the mast. After all, that is the reason
for
leading all lines to the cockpit.
------ Original Message ------
Received: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 04:33:10 PM EST
From: "Robert Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Blew away my hard drive for Thanksgiving
Dave,
No, I didn't modify the sail cover. I already had a cleat on either
side of the mast at boom height courtesy of the PO. I use these to lay
the lazy jacks down. I usually drop the main using the lazy jacks.
Then I can flake the sail and tie it down. When I'm back at the dock,
I'll drop the lazy jacks before putting on the mainsail cover.
One thing I would do differently is to add a third line. Just enough of
the sail wants to fall through that it would be beneficial to have.
Bob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:catalina27-
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 11:43 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Blew away my hard drive for Thanksgiving
>
> Well, I used a data extraction service one of my times... but this
crash
> to
> the floor caused the hard disks themselves to shatter, so it was
> impossible to
> salvage anything. I did have a few chapters that I had printed out
for
> editing... but most of my printouts had been pitched along the way
after
> they
> served their purpose.
>
> By the way, Bob, I really liked your website and your boat. It looks
like
> your lazyjacks stay attached below the boom--so I assume you had to
modify
> your sail cover?
>
> David Shaddock
> 1977 C27 Pixie
