Lazy jacks .... maybe Eazy-Jacks .... Yup, 'cause you can fold them up along the boom and mast and not have the turbulance generated by permanently installed lazy jacks. Both will aid in reefing and with no need to 'tie-in' the reef - just the luff and leech cringles.
In article <7f33c$4258a7a5$40710fe2$5851@donobi.com>, Gordon <zumachg@tscnet.com> wrote:
Lazy jacks, Yes or No?> G>
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Sebastian Miles 10 April 2005 11:38:57 [ permanent link ]
I agree, I grew up on a boat with no such thing. Then I sailed a friends boat and I realised how good it was. He had Lazys which at the top went through pullie so he could losten it and tie it down up front. It will remove the turbulence and will work wonders when reefing and in emergencies when you need to let the sail down fast.
Sebas
"Rich Hampel" <RhmpL33@nospam.net> wrote in message news:100420050043081585%RhmpL33@nospam.net...> Lazy jacks .... maybe> Eazy-Jacks .... Yup, 'cause you can fold them up along the boom and> mast and not have the turbulance generated by permanently installed> lazy jacks.> Both will aid in reefing and with no need to 'tie-in' the reef - just> the luff and leech cringles.>
In article <7f33c$4258a7a5$40710fe2$5851@donobi.com>, Gordon> <zumachg@tscnet.com> wrote:>
Lazy jacks, Yes or No?> > G> >
Ask not for whom the terrorist bell tolls; it tolls for thee, and thee,
gkmd@istar.ca wrote:> I get annoyed with my lazy jacks because the mainsail battens catch on> 'em Every time I hoist the main.> While I appreciate the value of lazy jacks, the "damnit!" factor is> definitely gaining. I think they are going to get taken off this> spring...>
I have Lazy Jacks attached with clips to rings on the boom. When raising sail, just remove them, and clip them to the lifelines; then put them back. Works for me!
"Gordon" <zumachg@tscnet.com> wrote in message news:7f33c$4258a7a5$40710fe2$5851@donobi.com...> Lazy jacks, Yes or No?> G>
Ask not for whom the terrorist bell tolls; it tolls for thee, and thee, > and> thee--for decent, innocent people everywhere.>
I have the Harken lazy jacks on my C&C 37. There is enough extra line to allow me to pull everything to the mast where I hook it behind the reefing hook. I have full battens in the main and I only have to be careful with the first part of the hoist. Once the first short batten gets past the lines all the others pass without attention. Lazy jacks are certainly handy things to have on a larger boat, especially if you single-hand.
gkmd@istar.ca wrote:> I get annoyed with my lazy jacks because the mainsail battens catch on> 'em Every time I hoist the main.> While I appreciate the value of lazy jacks, the "damnit!" factor is> definitely gaining. I think they are going to get taken off this> spring...>
As long as we headed 'directly' into the wind', we had no problem. When we were a few degrees one way or the other. one of the battens always ended up outside the lazyjacks, causing us to ease off the main halyard a bit, round up and try again.
Take a look at http://www.ezjax.com/ezjax/ the only time they are deployed is when dropping the sail or holding in a reefed (and unbunted) sail. I have mine stored on the boom when raising. I swear by my ('home-made') ezjax equivalents. Once I put in the second and third reefs I will tie in the reef lines; but, for a single reef I just lay it in the ezjax.
I get annoyed with my lazy jacks because the mainsail battens catch on> 'em Every time I hoist the main.> While I appreciate the value of lazy jacks, the "damnit!" factor is> definitely gaining. I think they are going to get taken off this> spring...>
I would just let the lazyjacks go very slack when sailing and tighten them when I sailed back into the mooring. I assume that there may have been some sail chafe, but there were no signs of it. I looked at the Dutchman system, but I felt (no experience nor investigation) that it interfered with sail shape. It probably did not, but I just had a feeling.
The 9.1 demands a lot of attention to the tiller when sailing alone. It is a very active boat. I considered a tiller lock for the longest amount of time. Before I made the decision a friend gave me an Autohelm autopilot for the tiller. I used to think that an autopilot violated the pristine virtues of sailing, but I loved it. It allowed me to go further alone and it handled well the lively activity of the 9.1 tiller.
Tom
<dbohara@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:1113180980.922215.54410@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...> Another S2, I have an 8.5 S2 set up for single handing. How is the 9.1> for single handing?> I have all the hardware for lazyjacks and a plan for a system that> should easily pull out of the way when hoisting sail. The plan is to> install it one day on a long leg of my cruise. It hasn't happened yet.>
Tom R. wrote:>> For me soloing my S2 9.1 they were terrific.>>
"Gordon" <zumachg@tscnet.com> wrote in message>> news:7f33c$4258a7a5$40710fe2$5851@donobi.com...>> > Lazy jacks, Yes or No?>> > G>> >
Ask not for whom the terrorist bell tolls; it tolls for thee, and> thee,>> > and>> > thee--for decent, innocent people everywhere.>> >
