Forgot to mention I do have nice lazy Jack’s but little picky how I stack/fold the sail I run my lazy jacks up to the Cunningham on each side for 0 interference and a quick hoist ! Yes I have forgotten to reset and it’s sail gone wild :)
John Conklin S/V Halcyon S/V Heartbeat > On Jan 27, 2021, at 8:34 PM, Dave S <syerd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Chuck - > > I have an unaltered conventional sail cover in addition to lazyjacks. I > single hand mostly and can manage to drop and secure the main, no problem. > The tension in the lazy jacks is adjusted with rolling hitches so I have to > leave the cockpit to do that, close hauled, and it’s not a big deal really, I > just give them a push or a pull. I could run lines aft but the extra > clutter isn’t worth it to me. > > The lazy bag is appealing, but only because it takes a few more minutes off > the prep/put away time. Not strictly necessary otherwise though it may > contain the aft leech a bit better than the lazy jacks do. > > Boat is a 33-2 with two full, two partial battens on a max-phrf main with a > big roach. > > Dave > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Jan 27, 2021, at 8:24 PM, CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List >>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> >> >> The Tides Marine strong track is very pricey and my system works fine >> without it. If I had a full battan main I might consider one. >> >> I am rigging lazy jacks this year to catch the main when I drop it. I >> expect I will need to alter the sail cover and instead, I'm considering >> buying or making a stack pack instead. Has anybody made their own or can >> offer advice on those? >> >> Chuck Scheaffer Resolute 1989 C&C 34R >> >> >>> On 01/27/2021 8:11 PM John Conklin via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I would love a tides track as 90% of my sailing is solo (About 250% more >>> than last season) >>> I can hoist the main on my 37 from the cockpit except for the final >>> Only 1 block at. Foot of mast straight shot to winch. >>> Issue I have is dropping and stacking solo amd why I really want the tides >>> track too! >>> But I was Quoted 3 boat $ bucks for that system so other priorities first >>> :( >>> >>> John Conklin >>> S/V Halcyon >>> S/V Heartbeat >>> >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - >> Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
