Burt, Lazy jacks, Dutchman systems, etc. are all nice. I've installed several Harken Lazy Jack systems.
However, try this simple cost free solution. This is what I do when single handing. Release the halyard and let the sail drop. Put a couple sail ties around your neck. Stand on one side of the boom in the middle and throw the main to the other side. Then lean over the boom and roll the sail into itself. Continue until it's a compact roll. Wrap a sail tie around the rolled/bundled sail tying it to the boom. Once you're anchored or docked, undo the roll and flake it nicely. I heard this technique described as "pocketing the main". Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 mandeville, LA On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 6:15 PM, 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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