[Rhodes22-list] Secure furled jib?

[Lloyd Crowther]

Bob,

Your right of course.  I was thinking that some people might not like the 
appearance of the jib sheets wrapped around the furled jib and not paying 
attention to the second part of his question.  I guess that's because I 
normally leave my jib with the clew right next to the furl rather than 
wrapping the sheets around the whole thing but when they start talking about 
hurricanes I go into the full wrap mode and take my mainsail off the boat.

Lloyd

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Weber" <ruba1811 at hotmail.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Secure furled jib?


> Lloyd and Slim, I think the triangle he is talking about is the main (imf) 
> which I would secure with some shrink wrap and tape around the mast.  BW
>
>>From: "Lloyd Crowther" <lcrowther at cox.net>
>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Secure furled jib?
>>Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:32:19 -0500
>>
>>Bob,
>>
>>You can furl the jib so that the little triangle doesn't stick out, i.e., 
>>it will lay flat against the side of the furled jib.  If it won't do that 
>>for you, you can furl the jib as far in as it will go, tie a short piece 
>>of line around the furled jib so it won't flop around, and then let go the 
>>jib sheets, take them out of their blocks and wrap them (both at the same 
>>time) around the furled jib until you like the results.  Put the jib 
>>sheets back through their blocks and secure them, untie the short piece of 
>>line, and Voila!!  You can still furl the jib so the little triangle 
>>sticks out by not pulling the jib furling line quite so far off the reel. 
>>I keep a tension on my lee jib sheet while I am furling the jib so that it 
>>furls tightly as it winds around the headstay.
>>
>>Lloyd
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert and Sandra Fuller" 
>><BobandSandy at tampabay.rr.com>
>>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 4:30 PM
>>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Secure furled jib?
>>
>>
>>Hello guys, I last posted a few months back.
>>Elton delivered a nicely reconditioned '86 to me here in Cortez, Fl. over 
>>the weekend.  It was a pleasure to spend some time with him and get his 
>>thorough introduction to some of the boat's features.  Time & weather 
>>prohibited a shake-down cruise however, which will be monitored  this week 
>>by Sam Gibbons, a local Rhodes owner. I don't think he posts on the list.
>>First of many questions, I'm sure:When this area got nicked by hurricane 
>>force winds last summer, most of the boats in the marina did fine.  A few, 
>>however, had their jibs unfurl and shred.  I had watched those owners wrap 
>>a good bit of line around them before hand.  Short of lowering the mast 
>>(don't have a hoist), I wonder if people have any tips for securing 
>>furling jibs in extremely high winds?  Elton had mentioned duct tape and I 
>>had thought about using some very large (48") cable ties.  Also fret about 
>>that tiny triangle that protrudes after the IMF is furled.
>>Bob F.
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