Sorry, in my last post I used tack and clew backwards. I'm calling the number for "Dial-a-beating" right now. Bill Day M-15 363, "Gee Whiz!" On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Bill Day <bill@gotrain.org> wrote:
I haven't seen any mention of anyone using a working jib with a reef point. My jib can be reefed just by hauling in a line attached to a reef cringle at the clew, and attaching a separate jib sheet shackle with sheets already attached to the reef tack cringle, or moving the original jib shackle to the reef cringle. I prefer the separate sheet setup, because I can set it up ahead of time, and to reef, all that is required is to run the sheets through the fairleads and cam cleats when reefing or shaking out a reef. This way, I don't have to go forward, or even stand in the hatch and lean forward to reef, or shake out a reef.
I would be interested to know if anyone else has this setup, and how it works for you.
When reefed, I have no idea what percentage of the working jib the reefed jib is, but it really seems to work well with a reefed main. My main only has one reef point, which seems to be about midway between where two reef points would be.
Most of the time, when the wind picks up, I just tough it out and avoid reefing. This proves to me that there's just a fine line between macho and stupid. I guess for the same reason, when it starts to sprinkle lightly, I decide it isn't raining hard enough to bother opening my umbrella. After a while, I'm soaking wet, and decide that since I'm already wet, why mess up my umbrella.
Bill Day
M-15 363, "Gee Whiz!"
On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 9:31 PM, James Poulakis <picfo@comcast.net> wrote:
I tried a zippered reefing jib on my Sabre 30 years ago. It worked fine in light winds with both panels in. It worked great in heavy wind with both panels out. But in intermediate wind with one panel out, the remaining panel would often unzip itself. I was thinking about trying a single panel zippered foot for my M-17 that would take me from working jib to semi-storm jib in one trip to the foredeck. The size of the reefing panel for an M-17 would be smaller than a table cloth. Hmmm…
Jim M-17 "Spirit"
On Aug 18, 2013, at 2:42 PM, "Karen and Smiley" <magoo252@comcast.net> wrote:
When I bought M 15 #616 from Stan he had blown out the full set of sails and I knew better and ordered from the knowledgeable Dr Judy B some custom Hyde sails. Specifically I asked for a sail range of 15-20 knots and I knew she would cut them FLAT baby because we like to point in a blow. Had the wife out in 18 gusting to +20 last season and YES we had a tiller extension and yes we sat forward to the cabin and she was between my legs all of us FORWARD. The boat powered up and blew through the Chesapeake Bay chop just like Jerry designed her to do. FLAT sails and moving your weight forward and If I had a trapeze wire I would have been out on it. Full Main and Jib when everybody around us was reefed. I knew that day that this boat was right for us.
Now to the question of swapping out to a storm jib (I have one of those on board too) I would never feel comfortable going on the fore deck and swapping it out, Hey Sal and Jerry you hearing me on this one J I could have tucked away somewhere on a beach and done it but was I was never over powered. A FLAT main and jib will do this for you. Good luck Daniel with new sails cause that is the solution, use your blown out ones on drifters J
Smiley M 15 #616
Smiley and Karen
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