11/12/2022 0 Comments Forum handed or straight fairleads![]() My Harken cam cleats for the jib also have the retainer bar on top of them so that I don't have to worry about the line jumping out of position and they work so smoothly that it is a quick and simple effort to release one sheet and snap the other into place. Making sure that the "lazy" sheet is trailing down into the cockpit near the barney post seems to be all of the help I need as long as I have the tiller tamer tensioned enough to hold the tiller in position after I begin a tack. Downsizing to the Cat 14.2K Mod III actually made it easier on me, along with a furling jib and a tiller tamer ( no more self-tailing winches to release and reset-for example). Regarding jib sheets, I've been sailing for almost 50 years and single handing probably 75 percent of that time, from an eleven foot dinghy to a 23 foot cruiser. Nobody has to respond so why worry about them. I don't think you can ever ask too many questions, about anything. I'm curious if anyone has tried this? My schedule has been so crazy this month, I haven't had, and won't have, time to get out to the boat to try out some new ideas, so like many people in the off season, I talk about my boat instead of sailing it. ![]() Others said to just shorten my existing sheets, which I think, regardless of Catalina's recommendations, are waaaay too long. That way you have a "smooth", knot-free line running across the cockpit, from the port-side cleat to the starboard cleat. A few people suggested making a "continuous jib sheet" by significantly shortening the sheets and tying the ends to the jib clew only. Unfortunately this resulted in tangled lines piled up all over the cockpit floor, the Barney Post, the mainsheet block, etc. ![]() It's just fun to hear what others do to make things easier, and at the same time, breath some life into this sub-forum.Įarlier this month I got out for my first solo sail, and at the recommendations of several people, I tied my jib sheets together so I could use the lazy sheet as a retrieval line to access the active sheet. Not a serious question like I can't figure out what works best for me on my own. It makes me very reluctant to use that site anymore, and that's a shame.Īt any rate. Sometimes it feels like the members of THAT forum think my questions are based on complete stupidity and no understanding of mechanics or common sense. Too many question on a sailing forum? I thought that was what sailing forums, and all forums, were for! Well, that and posting photos of your toys. I asked this question over on SailingAnarchy, and got ridiculed for "asking too many questions". ![]()
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