[Rhodes22-list] Self Tending Jib

[ronald]

Sounds interesting - I think we need a picture. especially of  both
sails up simultaneously.

Ron Lipton
On Friday, September 27, 2002, at 10:53 AM, General Boats wrote:

> All Rhodies:
>
> The powers that be tell us that we can go commercial on this new 
> "List" - for
> the sake of all Rhodes owners, of course.
>
> So we are pleased to announce that in response to popular demand, we 
> have
> been playing around with self tending jibs for 10 years and think we 
> have
> finally come up with a fix to meet all the features dreamers of  STJs 
> have
> expressed:
>
> a)    it is furling
>
> b)   it tacks hands free
>
> c)   it has as much sail area as could possibly be squeezed into the 
> fore
> triangle space.
>
> b)   it can be flown simultaneously with the genoa.
>
> c)   it has a a quick release, easy out of the way against the mast 
> stowing
> system, when not in use.
>
> The below-our-cost price, including furler, boom, all deck and mast 
> hardware
> and lines, plus sail, is $1,595. A great, expensive, Xmas gift for a 
> first
> mate, former jib sheet handler. So send those checks now for off season
> production.
>
> ss/gbi
>
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