One additional thought on this. In a pinch, one might be able to use this trick as a very crude form of self steering, even with the jib up. She might wallow around some, but would keep you going in one general direction. But if she ever tacked, I would think she would just lie hove to until you let the jib go.
> > On Apr 6, 2006, at 8:13 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Howard, >> >> I was sailing just the other day on a friends 17 and we tried the >> bungie >> trick (although we just used a piece of line). I read the same >> article you did. It >> worked superbly The boat refused to head off the wind more than >> about 10-15 >> degrees before it would turn itself right back to head to wind, >> even when we >> leaned it over severely bt both standing on the same gunwale it >> tracked close >> enough to head to wind to still be able to raise the main. >> >> All we did was to daisy-chain a piece of line around the boomand >> then all the >> way down to the tiller. When the line got to the tiller we stuck >> the last >> loop of the daisy chain over the tiller which locked it in place. >> This way to get >> it off in a hurry all you had to do was slide the line forward off >> the tiller >> and yank on it, the daisy-chain pulled apart all the way up o the >> boom and >> off the boom. The bungie idea scared me a little 'cause a >> strectched bungie with >> hooks on it always seems to be looking for someones face to snap >> into. I'm >> sure it would work just as well, though. I've been sailing for over >> 20 years and >> never seen or thought of that trick. I love it when someone comes >> up with >> something that simple! Jason's boat has a bolt rope main making it >> difficult for >> a single-hander to feed the bolt rope, raise the halyard and >> maintain steerage >> as well. This little trick made it very do-able. I guess the only >> thing to >> consider when doing it single handedly is the old "Don't fall >> off!" 'cause >> she's not gonna round up and your not gonna swim that fast! >> >> Sean >> _______________________________________________ >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
