[Rhodes22-list] Harken Lazy Jack

[Joseph Hadzima]

And what material did they use to manufacture a main sail
33 years ago - to make it last this long?  Or you you use
heavy starch when you iron it each time before you leave
the dock?  :^^)



--- Rob Lowe <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:

> Slim,
> OK, now I see.  No, for some reason my main doesn't have
> reef points.  But
> then I have a Rhodes Continental (RC 249) from 1974 with
> the original main
> and hank on jib.  I'm saving my money to move up to a
> newer boat one of
> these days with the IMF and furling jib. - Rob
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Slim" <stevenalm at comcast.net>
> To: "Rhodes22-list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 5:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Harken Lazy Jack
> 
> 
> > Rob,
> >
> > No, the lazy jacks are not for reefing.  Their main
> purpose is to gather
> and
> > keep the main sail from flopping down into the cockpit
> when you lower it.
> > The lines of the lazy jack keep the sail cloth
> temporarily bundled on top
> of
> > the boom until you get a chance to flake it and tie it
> up properly.
> >
> > I'm surprised your main has no reef points.  Until you
> feel like popping
> for
> > the IMF, you might consider having reef points
> installed and maybe cheek
> > blocks on the cabin roof to lead your main halyard to
> the cockpit so you
> > don't have to go forward.
> >
> > Slim
> >
> > On 2/15/07 3:11 PM, "Rob Lowe" <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > Mike,
> > > Interesting.  I guess the Lazy Jack aids in raising
> and lowering the
> main as
> > > well as reefing the sail?  My standard main has no
> reef points and I do
> have
> > > to go forward to raise or lower the sail, which makes
> single-handling
> > > difficult.  Until I save enough money for a newer
> boat with IMF, I'd be
> > > interested in the Lazy Jack system. - rob
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Michael D. Weisner" <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
> > > To: "Rhodes 22 mail list"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 3:17 PM
> > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Harken Lazy Jack
> > >
> > >
> > > While viewing the AE28 video, I was impressed with
> the ease with which
> the
> > > owner was handling the main.  He was using a Harken
> Lazy Jack system
> > > (installation manual at
> http://www.harken.com/pdf/4058.pdf.)  At West
> > > Marine, the small Harken Lazy Jack is about $200.
> > >
> > > Has anyone ever used the Harken Lazy Jack on an R22
> main sail?  Does it
> > > interfere with boom movement?  Does it jam easily?
> > >
> > > I know, with IMF, you have no need for it.  I still
> haven't been able to
> > > justify the cost of the new IMF mast & hardware on
> our R22.
> > >
> > > I was just thinking that the Lazy Jack looked
> interesting.  Maybe run
> the
> > > control lines (downhaul & halyard) back to the front
> of the cockpit,
> next to
> > > the pop-top, opposite to Genoa furling line. 
> Comments?
> > >
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
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