Burt, Lazy jacks. There are kits or you could DIY.
Joel On Monday, February 23, 2015, Burt Stratton via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > This is another newby question but I know you guys will be kind… and > helpful > > > > I spoke with another sailor this weekend who informed me that there is > some sort of rigging set up that actually assists in the raising and > lowering of one’s mains’l > > > > I cannot for the life of me remember what it was called but I have seen > them on many other yachts. It looks like a web of lines on both sides of > the main. The function being to help furl it onto the top of your boom when > lowering or keeping it out of the water when raising. It also looks like it > might second as a topping lift. > > > > Mt question is what is it called and where might I find it (or is it > something we just make out of spare lines and install ourselves… because we > are sailors, after all) > > > > This could be the answer to my primary concern sailing with a crew that > specializes in mixology. I can furl my jib myself while driving the boat > (roller furl). The main is by far my biggest challenge. > > > > 1974 C&C 33 - 3 quarter tonner > > On keel blocks in 5 feet of snow > > Walpole, MA > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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