[Rhodes22-list] Jib Sheet length?

[Weiss, Robert L]

I recently replaced my jib sheet and main sheet with a total of 100' of line -- 60' for the jib and 40' for the main. I have a 175 which I do use because of some days with lighter winds on Kentucky Lake. And, as Peter said, the jib sheet is a single line attached to the clew of the jib.

Bob
Beach Spring

Robert L Weiss Jr.
Director of Music
First United Methodist Carbondale, IL
Professor Emeritus, SIUC
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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
>