Don, Have you considered the Dutchman sail flaking system for handling your sail? We have one on our Catalina 270 and have been happy with it. I think it's a bit more "elegant" than the lazy jack system, but I don't know what the difference is cost would be. Herb Clark [email protected]
Chico Yacht Club s/v Imagine - Catalina 270 s/v Hotel Charlie - Catalina 25' d/s Coyote - Coronado 15' "Sailing SF Bay, Lake O. and BC in the summer" On Feb 24, 2010, at 12:15 PM, Judith Blumhorst, DC wrote: > Hi Don, > > Take a look here for diagrams of jacklines, and proper slug > placement for reefing. http://www.blumhorst.com/potterpages/ > Photopoint/mastgates-jacklines/mastgate-jackline-album.htm > > I've got a jackline on one of my boats (because the cutout in the > mast is messed up). I have have properly spaced slugs on my C27. > On SF Bay, we put reefs in and shake them out all day, so a good > system is a must-have. I personally prefer two line systems rather > than single-line. On both my boats, I can reef in under 60 seconds > from the cockpit. > > Often, a problem reefing can be fixed by moving a sail -slide or > two so that the slabs of reefed sail hang down far enough. A mast > gate is elegant, but not required if the sail slides are properly > spaced. > > (And besides, it actually makes no difference whether the reef tack > down to the boom or not, as long as the reef tack is held forward > and downward securely. It just doesn't look as cool) > > I prefer the simplicity of the C27 and just the slugs, but the > jackline works fine for reefing. The slug setup is easier for > flaking the sail. The jackline makes flaking a little less > straight-forward. Neither one permits me to flake the sail right > down on the mast, but there's nothing wrong with that, IMO. > > Also, for an informed discussion of loads on the reefed sail and > sail slugs, etc, take a look at > http://www.pineapplesails.com/articles/reefing.htm > > Fair winds, > Judy B > 1977 C27 TR #3459, "Bijou" > San Francisco Bay, CA > > > > ________________________________ > From: Don Brooks <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, February 24, 2010 10:19:17 AM > Subject: [IC27A] Mainsail Jackline > > > > I stripped the screws on my mast gate. Before I try to build a new > one, I thought of just using a mainsail jackline. Does anyone > have a diagram or walk me thru the process of installing one? > Don, #6293, Niceville, FL > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
