[Rhodes22-list] Fw: Jibbing

[FredkLange at aol.com]

I'm wondering if all these problems of the boom catching in the backstays 
isn't just a matter of the backstays being too long.  When I got my boat second 
hand, it didn't have shroud adjusters for the backstays--just a plate with one 
hole.  As a result, the backstay tensioner pulled the stays almost together 
when it was tight enough for heading upwind.

After installing shroud adjusters, I can rig the backstays so there is very 
little slack.  Now pulling the tensioner to its tightest still leaves a couple 
feet of space between the backstays.  This space is enough for the boom end to 
pass through at any angle.

Fred

In a message dated 7/6/04 9:38:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Robert.Dilk at TRW.COM writes:

> 
> Ditto to Dave's answer.
> 
> I had an uncontrolled jibe in heavy wind and my boom lifted and became 
> trapped by the backstays.  It was very exciting as the boat layed abeam to the 
> wind with the rail in the water until I released the boom.
> 
> 
> Bob
> S/V Knot Necessary
> 
> >>>david.walker5 at comcast.net 07/03/04 09:54PM >>>
> Keith,
> 
> If you are running with the wind and have the main sheeted out, and you jibe
> accidentally, the boom can rise enough to hit the backstay.  The proper
> solution to this when jibing is to sheet in hard before the jib and let out
> the sheet quickly but under control after the jibe.
> 
> Another help is to use a vang to keep the boom down during down wind
> sailing.
> 
> Dave Walker
> 
>