[Rhodes22-list] Jib Sheet length?

[Peter Nyberg]

My jib sheet is 60' long.  It appeared to be new when I picked up my recycled boat from the GB factory.

Just to make sure everyone is on the page, a single line is used for both port and starboard jib sheets.  The middle of the line is attached to the clew of the jib with a cow hitch.

I've used this sheet with both my prior 175 and my current 130.

Sixty feet is a generous length, but I don't mind having the extra, and it sometimes comes in handy when using a whisker pole.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

> On 2022-08-25, at 19:45:50 EDT, RODNEY BROWN wrote:
>
> Hello all, 'Ive been doing some reading on the web, and seems there’s a lot of 
> different opinions on sheet length (shocker I know).  Im replacing the 170 and 
> have a 130  on the way, and will ordering new jib sheets.  They ‘re as old as 
> this hills and stiff to boot. 
> 
> For those who are running 130’s, do you have a recommendation on length?
> 
> Thanks for the input,
> 
> Rodney
>