I've sailed 2 days with it and one thing that really gets annoying is the JIB battens (top 2-3) constantly get caught on the mast (more so the lines/wires like the main sail line) that run up and down the mast. Not to much problem if there is a decent breeze. (that will pop the jib through and out) but so far I've only expericed very light breezes to (times of zip/nothing) and in these light conditions the Jib battens are always sticking. Now I noticed my 2nd batten is broken. Not sure if it came that way (used boat) or I did it by pulling on the jib to release it. HELP!
Is it practicle to pull/remove the top 2-3 batten frm the jib? are they really doing that much?
Don't remove the battens. This is common and discussed here many times. There are many potential "cures". Trimming the battens short, pulling the jib and main halyards aft, techniques on pushing the sail mast the mast.
Add a Aussie 3:1 jib halyard system. Install a cheek block on the side of the mast just above where the top batten hits. Put it as far back as possible but not too far back that the screws/pop rivets stick into the sail track. Seal with silicon.
Run the halyard around it to mostly eliminate halyard interference.
