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Is there a limit to how near the centreline the jib can be sheeted?



Which is best for a main halyard wire or rope?

round about 1000mm between fairleads seems to work well much closer strangles the boat much wider it wont point. Spectra seems to be the halliyad of choice at the moment

sam wrote:

round about 1000mm between fairleads seems to work well much closer strangles the boat much wider it wont point. Spectra seems to be the halliyad of choice at the moment

If you mean the distance between jib fairleads measured across the boat, this is way too much in my experience. Depending on the cut of sails I used, the distance from the centerline was between 355mm and 430mm. ...but this is Canadian experience.

Thats interesting. Just for the record I have just measured my boat and if I set my fairleads at 355 from the centre they would be between the tankside and the c/b/box in mid air. Do Canadian boats have a modified layout or are the fairleads not on the tank/bench top or are you using lazy pulleys and adjusting to suit? We tried most things before arriving at the 1000 (500 from c/l) and found this to be about the best.

Sam

On one of my boats the fairleads are 500mm from the centreline and this seems to work well. On my other boat they are 550mm from the centreline, for this boat I am trying to work out how to move them inwards when i turn the boat the right way up! I am thinking of a jib sheeting bar as i like the crew to face forwards when they tack and it will also stiffen the boat a bit!

sam wrote:

Thats interesting. Just for the record I have just measured my boat and if I set my fairleads at 355 from the centre they would be between the tankside and the c/b/box in mid air. Do Canadian boats have a modified layout or are the fairleads not on the tank/bench top or are you using lazy pulleys and adjusting to suit? We tried most things before arriving at the 1000 (500 from c/l) and found this to be about the best.
Sam

It would be mid-air in plastic Ontario Yachts boats, but I believe they put their jib tracks at 17" from the centreline which is, I believe, 430mm. Most of these boats are sailed with low aspect jibs. I have a Woof with a wooden flange inboard of the tank seat and I am using high aspect Quantum jib which is supposed to be the same as McNamara. I am hoping my calculation of 14" out from the centreline as 355mm is right and then again, I am talking about the actual position of the block which might be slightly inboard of the track. With low aspect Canadian Norths, my track is definitely too far inboard. Also, in Toronto, we sail in light to light-medium winds and flattish water most of the time, so this may account for sheeting closer to the centreline.


Marek marek2008-04-29 16:06:08