[Rhodes22-list] Secure furled jib?

[Jim Connolly]

I tie a loop of small line through the clew and the boom track slider, then
around the boom to secure the boom slider forward and restrain the clew of
the jib vertically, and pass the line forward around the mast to keep the
main from unfurling.

I had the boom track slider loosen and slide aft in a gale at the mooring.
The main outhaul flogged a bit and the cover was slightly frayed.

Jim Connolly
s/v Inisheer
'85 recycled '03 

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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Bob Weber
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 5:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Secure furled jib?

Lloyd and Slim, I think the triangle he is talking about is the main (imf)
which I would secure with some shrink wrap and tape around the mast.  BW

>From: "Lloyd Crowther" <lcrowther at cox.net>
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>Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:32:19 -0500
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>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>
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>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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