[Rhodes22-list] Secure furled jib?

[Lloyd Crowther]

Bob,

You can furl the jib so that the little triangle doesn't stick out, i.e., it 
will lay flat against the side of the furled jib.  If it won't do that for 
you, you can furl the jib as far in as it will go, tie a short piece of line 
around the furled jib so it won't flop around, and then let go the jib 
sheets, take them out of their blocks and wrap them (both at the same time) 
around the furled jib until you like the results.  Put the jib sheets back 
through their blocks and secure them, untie the short piece of line, and 
Voila!!  You can still furl the jib so the little triangle sticks out by not 
pulling the jib furling line quite so far off the reel.  I keep a tension on 
my lee jib sheet while I am furling the jib so that it furls tightly as it 
winds around the headstay.

Lloyd


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert and Sandra Fuller" <BobandSandy at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 4:30 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Secure furled jib?


Hello guys, I last posted a few months back.
Elton delivered a nicely reconditioned '86 to me here in Cortez, Fl. over 
the weekend.  It was a pleasure to spend some time with him and get his 
thorough introduction to some of the boat's features.  Time & weather 
prohibited a shake-down cruise however, which will be monitored  this week 
by Sam Gibbons, a local Rhodes owner. I don't think he posts on the list.
First of many questions, I'm sure:When this area got nicked by hurricane 
force winds last summer, most of the boats in the marina did fine.  A few, 
however, had their jibs unfurl and shred.  I had watched those owners wrap a 
good bit of line around them before hand.  Short of lowering the mast (don't 
have a hoist), I wonder if people have any tips for securing furling jibs in 
extremely high winds?  Elton had mentioned duct tape and I had thought about 
using some very large (48") cable ties.  Also fret about that tiny triangle 
that protrudes after the IMF is furled.
Bob F.
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