[Rhodes22-list] Harken Lazy Jack

[Joseph Hadzima]

howdy!

we have no reef points on the Sonar23 we race, and I don't
believe the CLUB J22 boats have them either ... The one Cal
22 does have them, but it is part of the club cuising
fleet, not the race fleet.  Access Dingies however do have
some "special" adjustments.

Now I beleive this is more a matter of $$$$ for the club,
and if we wanted we could BUY sails with reef points, there
is enough harware on the boats to support it.  But is is
MUCH cheeper to make a rule that we don't race if we'd need
to reef 20 Knts or less is plenty for the club fun races.

I imagine you could get a sail with reefs or have your
local sail loft put them in for your Rhodes, but I'm only
guessing.   It may be good if you dont' have them ... it
shold keep you on the dock if the weather is iffy?  

:-)







--- Luis Guzman <trpclman at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Rob,
>    
>   I have a 1975 Rhodes Continental that has a main with
> no reef points. If you don't have anything protruding on
> the boom, you can actually reef the main by pulling on
> the boom and twistting it to roll the main.
>    
>   I have not tried that yet, but I discovered it when I
> had to replace the gooseneck for the boom.
>    
>   Luis
> 
> 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" 
> To: "Rhodes22-list" 
> 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" 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" 
> > > To: "Rhodes 22 mail list" 
> > > 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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