Posted by Sward (swardfullsail@…>)
I’m sorry to beat a dead horse, but I’m again trying to figure out how
the lazy jacks can be adjusted to get out of the way when putting the
main sail up. I have looked at the post on the rigging but can’t see
how that helps. Sorry, I’m a bit thick sometimes!!!
Posted by Capt. Herman (sailtampa@…>)
yes, even with the boat in the wind…the leech does catch the lazyjack at times…
I just loosen the jacks before I raise the sail…and also have someone to standby …I can also undo the lazy jack and move it back to the end of the boom…;
Capt. Herman…
Whitewing F40 K/C
----- Original Message -----
From: Sward
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 7:15 PM
Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Lazy Jacks
I’m sorry to beat a dead horse, but I’m again trying to figure out how the lazy jacks can be adjusted to get out of the way when putting the main sail up. I have looked at the post on the rigging but can’t see how that helps. Sorry, I’m a bit thick sometimes!!!
Posted by ronald barr (rwhb@…>)
How about arranging them so that a single line will loosen them and have them go forward with two lengths of shock cord. Use a Gerhauer or similar boom so that the topping lift aspect of the jacks is not needed. After hoisting the mainsail pull the line to return lazy jacks to the correct position. We have actually discussed this at some length a couple of months ago on this list. Ronald Barr
Newport RITo: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.comFrom: swardfullsail@…Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:15:01 +0000Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Lazy Jacks
I’m sorry to beat a dead horse, but I’m again trying to figure out how
the lazy jacks can be adjusted to get out of the way when putting the
main sail up. I have looked at the post on the rigging but can’t see
how that helps. Sorry, I’m a bit thick sometimes!!!
\
Posted by katorpus (jrb@…>)
Important things toward making this work:
I don’t have a rigid boom vang, and loosening the lazy jacks before
raising the sail would drop the boom to the deck.
Make sure that all of your blocks in the halyard system are well
lubed and turning freely…this includes the masthead turning block
Make sure that your sail track is clean and the slugs slide freely
(McLube Sailkote sprayed on before leaving the dock works wonders…I
spray the “stacked up” slugs at the base of the track…not the track
itself)
Head into the wind, pull the sail up a couple of feet, and release
the sheet enough so that the sail is “flogging” without being
restrained by the mainsheet. If it’s not flogging SOME, you aren’t
headed straight enough into the wind.
TIMING…is the key now…the problems occur when the shortest
battens get hung under the inverted V of the lazy jacks…pull the sail
up (no winch should be needed at this point), then “time” the flog so
that the batten clears the block, then hoist as far as you can without
using the winch, take a wrap on the winch and then continue up.
If you “miss”, just ease the sail back down until the batten clears and
try again.
I routinely do this singlehandedly with no autopilot engaged, reaching
back to adjust the wheel as needed to stay into the wind. It’s usually
blowing 12 knots or better. The transmission should be in forward gear
with the prop turning just enough to maintain a minimum of headway in a
given sea-state. If you fall off the wind too much, you may need to
increase rpms a little to get the nose back on the wind and ease the
pressure of the sail against the lazy jacks before completing the
hoist. If you don’t you’ll drag battens against the blocks at the point
of the inverted V and wear (or tear) the batten pockets.
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, “Sward” <swardfullsail@…>
wrote:
I’m sorry to beat a dead horse, but I’m again trying to figure out
how
the lazy jacks can be adjusted to get out of the way when putting the
main sail up. I have looked at the post on the rigging but can’t see
how that helps. Sorry, I’m a bit thick sometimes!!!
Posted by Al Lorman (ajl@…>)
Sward:
Are
you talking about the diagram of the modified lazy jacks that I posted?
If so, they work because you can release them at the aft end of the boom and
that makes them slack enough so that they do not catch the battens when raising
the main. Because I could adjust the tension on the lazy jacks, I found
that I could find a position that neither caught the battens nor required
releasing each time I raised the main.
Al
Lorman
Boatless
in DC
From: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ronald barr
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:26 PM
To: freedomownersgroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Lazy Jacks
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How about arranging them so that a single line will loosen
them and have them go forward with two lengths of shock cord. Use a Gerhauer or
similar boom so that the topping lift aspect of the jacks is not needed. After
hoisting the mainsail pull the line to return lazy jacks to the correct
position. We have actually discussed this at some length a couple of months ago
on this list.
Ronald Barr
Newport RI
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
From: swardfullsail@…
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:15:01 +0000
Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Lazy Jacks
I’m sorry to beat a dead horse,
but I’m again trying to figure out how
the lazy jacks can be adjusted to get out of the way when putting the
main sail up. I have looked at the post on the rigging but can’t see
how that helps. Sorry, I’m a bit thick sometimes!!!
\
Posted by ron barr (rwhb@…>)
Seems to me a rigid boom vang makes the whole process much
simpler for $300 or so???
Ron
Newport RI 02840
From:
FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of katorpus
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:50 PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re: Lazy Jacks
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Important things toward making this work:
I don’t have a rigid boom vang, and loosening the lazy jacks before
raising the sail would drop the boom to the deck.
Make sure that all of your blocks in the halyard system are well
lubed and turning freely…this includes the masthead turning block
Make sure that your sail track is clean and the slugs slide freely
(McLube Sailkote sprayed on before leaving the dock works wonders…I
spray the “stacked up” slugs at the base of the track…not the track
itself)
Head into the wind, pull the sail up a couple of feet, and release
the sheet enough so that the sail is “flogging” without being
restrained by the mainsheet. If it’s not flogging SOME, you aren’t
headed straight enough into the wind.
TIMING…is the key now…the problems occur when the shortest
battens get hung under the inverted V of the lazy jacks…pull the sail
up (no winch should be needed at this point), then “time” the flog so
that the batten clears the block, then hoist as far as you can without
using the winch, take a wrap on the winch and then continue up.
If you “miss”, just ease the sail back down until the batten clears
and
try again.
I routinely do this singlehandedly with no autopilot engaged, reaching
back to adjust the wheel as needed to stay into the wind. It’s usually
blowing 12 knots or better. The transmission should be in forward gear
with the prop turning just enough to maintain a minimum of headway in a
given sea-state. If you fall off the wind too much, you may need to
increase rpms a little to get the nose back on the wind and ease the
pressure of the sail against the lazy jacks before completing the
hoist. If you don’t you’ll drag battens against the blocks at the point
of the inverted V and wear (or tear) the batten pockets.
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com,
“Sward” <swardfullsail@…>
wrote:
I’m sorry to beat a dead horse, but I’m again trying to figure out
how
the lazy jacks can be adjusted to get out of the way when putting the
main sail up. I have looked at the post on the rigging but can’t see
how that helps. Sorry, I’m a bit thick sometimes!!!
\
Posted by Louis Petrosino (lpetros2@…>)
Ron,Where do you attach the boat end of the vang? If to the mast base or the collar, let me know the source of the fitting. I have been thinking of installing vangs for some time now.Lou P----- Original Message ----From: ron barr <rwhb@…>To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.comSent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:09:01 PMSubject: RE: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re: Lazy Jacks
Seems to me a rigid boom vang makes the whole process much
simpler for $300 or so???
Ron Newport RI 02840
From:
FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:FreedomOwne rsGroup@yahoogro ups.com] On
Behalf Of katorpus
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:50 PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup ] Re: Lazy Jacks
Important things toward making this work:
I don’t have a rigid boom vang, and loosening the lazy jacks before
raising the sail would drop the boom to the deck.
Make sure that all of your blocks in the halyard system are well
lubed and turning freely…this includes the masthead turning block
Make sure that your sail track is clean and the slugs slide freely
(McLube Sailkote sprayed on before leaving the dock works wonders…I
spray the “stacked up” slugs at the base of the track…not the track
itself)
Head into the wind, pull the sail up a couple of feet, and release
the sheet enough so that the sail is “flogging” without being
restrained by the mainsheet. If it’s not flogging SOME, you aren’t
headed straight enough into the wind.
TIMING…is the key now…the problems occur when the shortest
battens get hung under the inverted V of the lazy jacks…pull the sail
up (no winch should be needed at this point), then “time” the flog so
that the batten clears the block, then hoist as far as you can without
using the winch, take a wrap on the winch and then continue up.
If you “miss”, just ease the sail back down until the batten clears
and
try again.
I routinely do this singlehandedly with no autopilot engaged, reaching
back to adjust the wheel as needed to stay into the wind. It’s usually
blowing 12 knots or better. The transmission should be in forward gear
with the prop turning just enough to maintain a minimum of headway in a
given sea-state. If you fall off the wind too much, you may need to
increase rpms a little to get the nose back on the wind and ease the
pressure of the sail against the lazy jacks before completing the
hoist. If you don’t you’ll drag battens against the blocks at the point
of the inverted V and wear (or tear) the batten pockets.
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com,
“Sward” <swardfullsail@ …>
wrote:
I’m sorry to beat a dead horse, but I’m again trying to figure out
how
the lazy jacks can be adjusted to get out of the way when putting the
main sail up. I have looked at the post on the rigging but can’t see
how that helps. Sorry, I’m a bit thick sometimes!!! !
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
Posted by Al Lorman (ajl@…>)
Garhauer
(www.garhauermarine.com) makes a
great and reasonably priced rigid vang (c. $450) and also will build a custom
mast collar ($150) for attaching to the mast.
Al
Lorman
From:
FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Louis Petrosino
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 2:07 PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re: Lazy Jacks
\
Ron,
Where do you attach the boat end of the vang? If to the mast base or the
collar, let me know the source of the fitting. I have been thinking of
installing vangs for some time now.
Lou P
----- Original Message ----
From: ron barr <rwhb@…>
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:09:01 PM
Subject: RE: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re: Lazy Jacks
Seems to me a rigid boom vang makes the
whole process much simpler for $300 or so???
Ron
Newport RI 02840
From:
FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:FreedomOwne rsGroup@yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of katorpus
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:50 PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup ] Re: Lazy Jacks
\
Important things toward making this work:
I don’t have a rigid boom vang, and loosening the lazy jacks before
raising the sail would drop the boom to the deck.
Make sure that all of your blocks in the halyard system are well
lubed and turning freely…this includes the masthead turning block
Make sure that your sail track is clean and the slugs slide freely
(McLube Sailkote sprayed on before leaving the dock works wonders…I
spray the “stacked up” slugs at the base of the track…not the track
itself)
Head into the wind, pull the sail up a couple of feet, and release
the sheet enough so that the sail is “flogging” without being
restrained by the mainsheet. If it’s not flogging SOME, you aren’t
headed straight enough into the wind.
TIMING…is the key now…the problems occur when the shortest
battens get hung under the inverted V of the lazy jacks…pull the sail
up (no winch should be needed at this point), then “time” the flog so
that the batten clears the block, then hoist as far as you can without
using the winch, take a wrap on the winch and then continue up.
If you “miss”, just ease the sail back down until the batten clears
and
try again.
I routinely do this singlehandedly with no autopilot engaged, reaching
back to adjust the wheel as needed to stay into the wind. It’s usually
blowing 12 knots or better. The transmission should be in forward gear
with the prop turning just enough to maintain a minimum of headway in a
given sea-state. If you fall off the wind too much, you may need to
increase rpms a little to get the nose back on the wind and ease the
pressure of the sail against the lazy jacks before completing the
hoist. If you don’t you’ll drag battens against the blocks at the point
of the inverted V and wear (or tear) the batten pockets.
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@
yahoogroups. com, “Sward” <swardfullsail@ …>
wrote:
I’m sorry to beat a dead horse, but I’m again trying to figure out
how
the lazy jacks can be adjusted to get out of the way when putting the
main sail up. I have looked at the post on the rigging but can’t see
how that helps. Sorry, I’m a bit thick sometimes!!! !
\
\
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo
your homepage.
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Posted by Louis Petrosino (lpetros2@…>)
Thanks Al. I bought items from them for my old Pearson but, didn’t know they made vangs as well.Lou----- Original Message ----From: Al Lorman <ajl@…>To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.comSent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 2:22:06 PMSubject: RE: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re: Lazy Jacks
Garhauer
(www.garhauermarine. com) makes a
great and reasonably priced rigid vang (c. $450) and also will build a custom
mast collar ($150) for attaching to the mast. Al
Lorman
From:
FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:FreedomOwne rsGroup@yahoogro ups.com] On
Behalf Of Louis Petrosino
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 2:07 PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: Re: [FreedomOwnersGroup ] Re: Lazy Jacks
Ron,
Where do you attach the boat end of the vang? If to the mast base or the
collar, let me know the source of the fitting. I have been thinking of
installing vangs for some time now.
Lou P
----- Original Message ----
From: ron barr <rwhb@…>
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:09:01 PM
Subject: RE: [FreedomOwnersGroup ] Re: Lazy Jacks
Seems to me a rigid boom vang makes the
whole process much simpler for $300 or so???
Ron Newport RI 02840
From:
FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:FreedomOwne rsGroup@yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of katorpus
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:50 PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup ] Re: Lazy Jacks
Important things toward making this work:
I don’t have a rigid boom vang, and loosening the lazy jacks before
raising the sail would drop the boom to the deck.
Make sure that all of your blocks in the halyard system are well
lubed and turning freely…this includes the masthead turning block
Make sure that your sail track is clean and the slugs slide freely
(McLube Sailkote sprayed on before leaving the dock works wonders…I
spray the “stacked up” slugs at the base of the track…not the track
itself)
Head into the wind, pull the sail up a couple of feet, and release
the sheet enough so that the sail is “flogging” without being
restrained by the mainsheet. If it’s not flogging SOME, you aren’t
headed straight enough into the wind.
TIMING…is the key now…the problems occur when the shortest
battens get hung under the inverted V of the lazy jacks…pull the sail
up (no winch should be needed at this point), then “time” the flog so
that the batten clears the block, then hoist as far as you can without
using the winch, take a wrap on the winch and then continue up.
If you “miss”, just ease the sail back down until the batten clears
and
try again.
I routinely do this singlehandedly with no autopilot engaged, reaching
back to adjust the wheel as needed to stay into the wind. It’s usually
blowing 12 knots or better. The transmission should be in forward gear
with the prop turning just enough to maintain a minimum of headway in a
given sea-state. If you fall off the wind too much, you may need to
increase rpms a little to get the nose back on the wind and ease the
pressure of the sail against the lazy jacks before completing the
hoist. If you don’t you’ll drag battens against the blocks at the point
of the inverted V and wear (or tear) the batten pockets.
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@
yahoogroups. com, “Sward” <swardfullsail@ …>
wrote:
I’m sorry to beat a dead horse, but I’m again trying to figure out
how
the lazy jacks can be adjusted to get out of the way when putting the
main sail up. I have looked at the post on the rigging but can’t see
how that helps. Sorry, I’m a bit thick sometimes!!! !
\
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo
your homepage.
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
Posted by ron barr (rwhb@…>)
Gerhauer – see Al Lorman’s reply. Also check with them on line.
They make a nice collar to attach it to the mast. Keep your present rope vang.
Ron
From:
FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Louis Petrosino
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 2:07 PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re: Lazy Jacks
\
Ron,
Where do you attach the boat end of the vang? If to the mast base or the
collar, let me know the source of the fitting. I have been thinking of
installing vangs for some time now.
Lou P
----- Original Message ----
From: ron barr <rwhb@…>
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:09:01 PM
Subject: RE: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re: Lazy Jacks
Seems to me a rigid boom vang makes the
whole process much simpler for $300 or so???
Ron
Newport RI 02840
From: FreedomOwnersGroup@
yahoogroups. com [mailto:FreedomOwne rsGroup@yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of katorpus
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:50 PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup ] Re: Lazy Jacks
\
Important things toward making this work:
I don’t have a rigid boom vang, and loosening the lazy jacks before
raising the sail would drop the boom to the deck.
Make sure that all of your blocks in the halyard system are well
lubed and turning freely…this includes the masthead turning block
Make sure that your sail track is clean and the slugs slide freely
(McLube Sailkote sprayed on before leaving the dock works wonders…I
spray the “stacked up” slugs at the base of the track…not the track
itself)
Head into the wind, pull the sail up a couple of feet, and release
the sheet enough so that the sail is “flogging” without being
restrained by the mainsheet. If it’s not flogging SOME, you aren’t
headed straight enough into the wind.
TIMING…is the key now…the problems occur when the shortest
battens get hung under the inverted V of the lazy jacks…pull the sail
up (no winch should be needed at this point), then “time” the flog so
that the batten clears the block, then hoist as far as you can without
using the winch, take a wrap on the winch and then continue up.
If you “miss”, just ease the sail back down until the batten clears
and
try again.
I routinely do this singlehandedly with no autopilot engaged, reaching
back to adjust the wheel as needed to stay into the wind. It’s usually
blowing 12 knots or better. The transmission should be in forward gear
with the prop turning just enough to maintain a minimum of headway in a
given sea-state. If you fall off the wind too much, you may need to
increase rpms a little to get the nose back on the wind and ease the
pressure of the sail against the lazy jacks before completing the
hoist. If you don’t you’ll drag battens against the blocks at the point
of the inverted V and wear (or tear) the batten pockets.
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@
yahoogroups. com, “Sward” <swardfullsail@ …>
wrote:
I’m sorry to beat a dead horse, but I’m again trying to figure out
how
the lazy jacks can be adjusted to get out of the way when putting the
main sail up. I have looked at the post on the rigging but can’t see
how that helps. Sorry, I’m a bit thick sometimes!!! !
\
\
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo
your homepage.
\
Posted by sgaber@…> (sgaber@…>)
The system doesn’t have a topping lift?
–
Steve Gaber
Sanderling, 1967 C-31 #77
Oldsmar, FL
---- katorpus <jrb@…> wrote:
Important things toward making this work:
I don’t have a rigid boom vang, and loosening the lazy jacks before
raising the sail would drop the boom to the deck.
Make sure that all of your blocks in the halyard system are well
lubed and turning freely…this includes the masthead turning blockMake sure that your sail track is clean and the slugs slide freely
(McLube Sailkote sprayed on before leaving the dock works wonders…I
spray the “stacked up” slugs at the base of the track…not the track
itself)Head into the wind, pull the sail up a couple of feet, and release
the sheet enough so that the sail is “flogging” without being
restrained by the mainsheet. If it’s not flogging SOME, you aren’t
headed straight enough into the wind.TIMING…is the key now…the problems occur when the shortest
battens get hung under the inverted V of the lazy jacks…pull the sail
up (no winch should be needed at this point), then “time” the flog so
that the batten clears the block, then hoist as far as you can without
using the winch, take a wrap on the winch and then continue up.If you “miss”, just ease the sail back down until the batten clears and
try again.I routinely do this singlehandedly with no autopilot engaged, reaching
back to adjust the wheel as needed to stay into the wind. It’s usually
blowing 12 knots or better. The transmission should be in forward gear
with the prop turning just enough to maintain a minimum of headway in a
given sea-state. If you fall off the wind too much, you may need to
increase rpms a little to get the nose back on the wind and ease the
pressure of the sail against the lazy jacks before completing the
hoist. If you don’t you’ll drag battens against the blocks at the point
of the inverted V and wear (or tear) the batten pockets.— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, “Sward” <swardfullsail@…>
wrote:I’m sorry to beat a dead horse, but I’m again trying to figure out
how
the lazy jacks can be adjusted to get out of the way when putting the
main sail up. I have looked at the post on the rigging but can’t see
how that helps. Sorry, I’m a bit thick sometimes!!!
Posted by Al Lorman (ajl@…>)
Most
Freedoms (or perhaps all) do not have topping lifts. The lazy jacks hold the
boom up.
Al
Lorman
From: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of sgaber@…
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 2:54 AM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
Cc: katorpus
Subject: Re: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re: Lazy Jacks
\
The system doesn’t have a topping lift?
–
Steve Gaber
Sanderling, 1967 C-31 #77
Oldsmar, FL
---- katorpus <jrb@…>
wrote:
Important things toward making this work:
I don’t have a rigid boom vang, and loosening the lazy jacks before
raising the sail would drop the boom to the deck.
Make sure that all of your blocks in the halyard system are well
lubed and turning freely…this includes the masthead turning blockMake sure that your sail track is clean and the slugs slide freely
(McLube Sailkote sprayed on before leaving the dock works wonders…I
spray the “stacked up” slugs at the base of the track…not the
track
itself)Head into the wind, pull the sail up a couple of feet, and release
the sheet enough so that the sail is “flogging” without being
restrained by the mainsheet. If it’s not flogging SOME, you aren’t
headed straight enough into the wind.TIMING…is the key now…the problems occur when the shortest
battens get hung under the inverted V of the lazy jacks…pull the sail
up (no winch should be needed at this point), then “time” the
flog so
that the batten clears the block, then hoist as far as you can without
using the winch, take a wrap on the winch and then continue up.If you “miss”, just ease the sail back down until the batten
clears and
try again.I routinely do this singlehandedly with no autopilot engaged, reaching
back to adjust the wheel as needed to stay into the wind. It’s usually
blowing 12 knots or better. The transmission should be in forward gear
with the prop turning just enough to maintain a minimum of headway in a
given sea-state. If you fall off the wind too much, you may need to
increase rpms a little to get the nose back on the wind and ease the
pressure of the sail against the lazy jacks before completing the
hoist. If you don’t you’ll drag battens against the blocks at the point
of the inverted V and wear (or tear) the batten pockets.— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com,
“Sward” <swardfullsail@…>
wrote:I’m sorry to beat a dead horse, but I’m again trying to figure out
how
the lazy jacks can be adjusted to get out of the way when putting the
main sail up. I have looked at the post on the rigging but can’t see
how that helps. Sorry, I’m a bit thick sometimes!!!
\