Posted by ron barr (rwhb@…>)
Thanks for the comments Rick,
We find that the battens do seem to catch on the lazy jacks
quite frequently on the way up. It would seem inevitable with a cat mainsail
with that amount of roach. I can’t think what we are doing wrong!   I’ll check
into the Garhauer rig. It would certainly help in the absence of a proper
topping lift.
New to Freedoms, although old to sailing, I’m hoping someone
will comment on my new sail design questions just posted yesterday!
Ron
Newport RI
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Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re: Al Lorman & Lazy Jacks
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“ron barr” <rwhb@…> wrote:
Thanks Al, I’ll see if I can find it… the Garhauer rig
presumably eliminates the topping lift? Is it the same as the
Boomkicker â€" I have forgotten, old age creeping in….
The Garhauer solid vang is, IMHO, a different and much better product
than a Boomkicker, and it turns out it’s substantially cheaper. It
will support the boom every bit as well and is FAR more powerful at
pulling it down when needed, off the wind. The custom made collar they
made that goes around the mast was something like $150 and it is
impressive: strong and beautiful, the work of an artisan. My highest
recommendation for the Garhauer. My ability to trim for a balanced
helm improved greatly by installing a powerful vang.
I don’t tighten or loosen my lazy jacks ever, I just leave them with a
slight bit of slack in them all the time. I do have to head into the
wind to raise the sail. They rarely, if ever, touch the sail when it’s
up. They catch the sail just fine coming down. I’ve never bothered
with a topping lift, either. The lazy jacks held the boom up fine
before I had the solid vang and now that seems even better.
Rick
Tallahassee
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