[Rhodes22-list] Sail Plan Changes

[Brad Haslett]

John,

I've seen that rig somewhere on the net but can't find it now.  Another idea
is to borrow from the Hoyt rig.  Why couldn't you suspend a boom made of PVC
pipe above the deck with line passing through the end of the boom with
stopper knots that limit the travel of the boom?  What does the Hoyt jib
tender use for travel stops?

Brad

On 11/2/07, John Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com> wrote:
>
> At 06:15 AM 11/2/2007 -0500, you wrote:
> >What I've thought about is jury rigging some type of self-tending jib and
> >furl the 135% jenny to 100% and live with the less than optimum sail
> shape
> >(speed is not a primary concern)
>
> I've seen examples of this where you basically just mount a length of
> sail track across the deck.  Do whatever engineering is needed to
> mount it flat.  Put a jib car on that without the pinstop in it, so
> it's free to move back and forth.  Voila, self-tending jib.  For a
> lot more money you can get a sexy Harken ball-bearing traveler to do
> the same thing.
>
> Cheers!
>
> John Lock
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