[Rhodes22-list] Sail Plan Changes

[Brad Haslett]

Robert,

Kinda what I was thinking.  The forward attach point of the boom could be
suspended at the correct height and attached via line between the bow
railings. The track used by various systems including Harken's is curved.
You could accomplish the same thing via bungee/line combo to keep things
simple.

Brad

On 11/2/07, Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
>
> To test out the idea, you can (for a short time)
> simply tie a piece of line from one forward
> shroud to the other and let a loop of the jib
> sheet ride on it.  Neither pretty nor efficient,
> it might get the mental juices flowing.
>
> /Robert
> -------------------------------------------
> John Lock 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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> > Lake Sinclair, GA
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> >
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