I had one attached by cord to a shackle at base of forestay when I had the roller furling unit on Nut Case. When using RF sail we of course did not use this. When not using RF sail we would drop the swivel on the RF down to drum level (this involved removing the feeder starter on the foil, dropping the swivel and then replacing the feeder starter). When running the non furling sail we would attach tack to the hook below the RF and use the prefeeder on the cord.
This may sound confusing but it allowed us to have full hoist sails when not using RF and not to be forced to use a shackle on a drunm for tack attachment. The RF sail was basically just a delivery or day sail. Mike -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lee Youngblood Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 3:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List Pre-feeder for jib Hi Joel, Take a good look at the boats that are racing well, and see how they do it. The pre-feeder is often on a shock corded line so it re-tracks and stays out of the way, likely mounted on the foil. Do cut the sail luff-line, in just the right place so the pre-feeder can release itself - otherwise you will have a real mess when you pull the sail down and need to do a dip-pole jibe! Been there! I this doesn't make sense, you need a sail-maker visit. Good luck, Lee Yes the pricey roller pre-feeders work better, but you still need a good bow feeding it smooth and fast. >I was thinking of mounting a jib pre-feeder on the foil for the >furler, but i'm concerned about the sail chafing when the jib is >partially furled. > >Should I just tie it to the chainplate so it is out of the way (but >under foot) when the sail is up, or attach it to the foil. I have >both dacron and Kevlar jibs. > > >-- >Joel >35/3 >Annapolis >301 541 8551 > >_______________________________________________ >This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >[email protected] -- Lee Youngblood <[email protected]> (425) 444-9109 Your Shilshole Sailboat Broker Gig Harbor Yacht Sales | Seattle Office @ Dockside Solutions 7001 Seaview Avenue #160 Seattle, WA 98117 New Office Phone (206) 707-1778 GHYS website: http://www.1gigharbor.com/ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
