Brian, I have a jib down haul on both my boats and use them all the time. Russ in Reno 88 26 d
--- Brian Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Everybody: > I'm curious about something... has anybody ever used > a jib downhaul to > control their headsail on their boats? You know, > where you tie a light line > to the head of the jib abd run it through a small > block at the stem of the > boat. A pull from the cockpit is supposed to bring > the jib down without > having to send a crew forward. If you've ever tried > it, does it work? > > It seems like a good idea, but if it worked, I'd > imagine more folks would > have their boats rigged that way, and it seems we > never hear of anyone > actually using a jib downhaul. I'd suppose you'd > need halyards led to the > cockpit as well. > > Just wondering! > > Best > BG > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
