Catalina36
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Been reading up on self-tacking jibs. I see no point in the hugely expensive curved tracks with Torlon bearing cars, which basically do nothing except stop at both ends and what they do in the middle is irrelevant. Then they clack about on a run making a lot of noise.
What's to stop having a track made of a length of Dyneema, tension choosable, with a block running on it carrying another block with the sheet on it? With snapshackles it could be removable so my clumsy feet wouldn't trip over it in port. Surely the tension comes out of the system when the leech goes slack on either side so there'd be no reason for it not to tack to the other side?
What's to stop having a track made of a length of Dyneema, tension choosable, with a block running on it carrying another block with the sheet on it? With snapshackles it could be removable so my clumsy feet wouldn't trip over it in port. Surely the tension comes out of the system when the leech goes slack on either side so there'd be no reason for it not to tack to the other side?