| Re: Has anybody put a self tacking jib on a non-board cat?
[Re: davefarmer]
#279730 07/02/15 11:01 AM 07/02/15 11:01 AM |
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL waterbug_wpb
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | Thanks Dave,
How far is the jib luff from the spin luff?
Mine is only about 4 feet between them...
Jay
| | | Re: Has anybody put a self tacking jib on a non-board cat?
[Re: TheManShed]
#279733 07/02/15 11:18 AM 07/02/15 11:18 AM |
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 713 WA, ID, MT davefarmer
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Posts: 713 WA, ID, MT | Yeah, I've got a 15' pole, so probably 7' between pole tip and forestay. Having the jib up actually eases the spin fwd of the forestay, it'll slide off the jib if plastered on to it. It would be more likely to hang up on a bare forestay. If we're paying attention thru the jibe, it's pretty easy to float the clew fwd of the forestay, and pull it thru at the appropriate time. Overall, we don't have any trouble jibing the spin, and we see more signs of wear from snuffing than jibing it from side to side.
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| | | Re: Has anybody put a self tacking jib on a non-board cat?
[Re: TheManShed]
#279751 07/03/15 12:36 PM 07/03/15 12:36 PM |
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,253 Columbia South Carolina, USA dave mosley
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Posts: 1,253 Columbia South Carolina, USA | Mike, my friend Kirt Metts has a roller furler jib on his 5.7, not a self-tacker, but he made a smaller(lowered) bridle that allowed him to pin his jib within 2 inches of the front beam. This worked so well I did the same on my 5.0 but I always wanted to go self-tacker. I felt the jib was a little oversized for the 5.0 and way oversized for the 6.0, not sure about the 5.7, never owned one. ![frown frown](/forum/images/graemlins/default/frown.gif) So you could probably lose a little and still be quite powered up, and with a spin or a reacher it wouldn't matter anyway. keep the pics coming!
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