For whatever it is worth this is what I do with my jib downhaul: With the jib hanked on and down I bring the downhaul up from the deck and wrap it once around the front of the forestay halfway between the jib hanks. It then gets attached to the top of the jib. I have had no problems going up or down with this once-around-the-forestay approach. Brian Ripley '88 M15 #421 Roseville, CA ----- Original Message ---- From: Rick Langer <farreach@optonline.net> To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 2:34:00 PM Subject: M_Boats: Poor man's roller furling... I'll try that Tom. I always thought the fouling problem was due to the nylon twist hanks, but maybe it's caused by the fact that I attach the downhaul to the halyard shackle, which puts it at the head of the sail. Thanks, Rick M15 #337 Bluebird
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:50:22 -0700 From: "Tom Smith" <tsmith@nextit.com> Subject: RE: M_Boats: Poor man's roller furling... To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <A2EB0F68DF166144818552654A0B142835BE08@viropsy.nextnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Speaking quickly before Randy gets a chance to give the correct answer, I think it's a loop only in the sense that it's a single line. The downhaul end of the halyard connects to the second or so sail hank, and the shackle attaches to the head of the sail. My experience is I have to connect the downhaul at least two sailhanks down from the head of the sail to prevent fouling when pulling the sail down... t
Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle M17 #496
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