[Rhodes22-list] Was Main Sail Speed, now Jib Sheets Changes

[Rik Sandberg]

Jay,

Here's some pics of a jib sheet setup you might want to consider.

Hopefully some photos are attached

Rik

Jay Friedland wrote:

> Stan-
> You have our attention.
>
> Ron, now out of habit, I pull back on the lee/lazy sheet when setting 
> the sails to take just enough slack out before it grabs the bow cleat.
>
> The possibility of a flagging shackle hurting people or gelcoat is a 
> consideration, but the clew is high enough off the deck and toerails 
> to minimize this. I've gotten a bit lax on tacking and now with 
> training others and sailing with my son, a sail racer that responds to 
> headers and lifts, I tightened up on tacking. I have a 150 gennie and 
> always trying to let the wind carry it, it still catches shrouds. A 
> short lead through the clew with Sister Clips (West Marine Part 
> #121079, p. 1025 in catalog) spliced in, to sheets with the same seems 
> the simplest and cleanest solution I've found.
>
> The jury is still out...Stan???
>
> Jay
>
> On Aug 24, 2005, at 8:58 PM, stan wrote:
>
>> we have a simple $25 fix - we think
>>
>> stan/gbi
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald Lipton" 
>> <rlipton at earthlink.net>
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 8:43 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Was Main Sail Speed, now Jib Sheets Changes
>>
>>
>>> Jay,
>>>
>>>   I would rather keep the two sets of sheets.  I occasionally have 
>>> sheets caught in the
>>> shrouds, but they can usually be jiggled free.  A foul-free shackle 
>>> may be hard to find.
>>> I am more bothered by the occasional fouling of the jib sheet on the 
>>> foredeck cleat,
>>> which is a real pain if I am singlehanding in higher winds. But I am 
>>> not bothered enough
>>> to actually fix the problem.
>>>
>>> Ron
>>
>>
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