Jib Pulley in a Beneteau Oceanis 311

[whitesatin]

Having had the jib halyard break in my 311, I find that there are two pulleys at the front of the mast (as well as the spinnaker pulley). One is part of the forestay filling, the other is slightly lower, which one should be used with a roller reefing system.

 

[William_H]

The pulley slightly lower than the forestay is the usual way to fit a jib halyard. olewill

 

[davidej]

If its like our 361 (which i think it is), the lower the better. It means rubbing against the top of roller reefing gear is less likely.

 

[ex-Gladys]

If its like our 361 (which i think it is), the lower the better. It means rubbing against the top of roller reefing gear is less likely.

The main reason is that you need an appreciable angle between the halyard and the tube on the roller so that the top swivel doesn't rotate and give you a halyard wrap....

 

[whitesatin]

The main reason is that you need an appreciable angle between the halyard and the tube on the roller so that the top swivel doesn't rotate and give you a halyard wrap....

 

[whitesatin]

Thanks to all, explanations make sense- even to a slow sailer like me!

 

[Spirit of Glenans]

The main reason is that you need an appreciable angle between the halyard and the tube on the roller so that the top swivel doesn't rotate and give you a halyard wrap....

Plus, the top sheave, (nautical term for pulley ), is the one for the spinnaker, which has to be outside the forestay.

 

[merlin3688]

From memory I think the 311 has a 7/8 rig and provision for two jib halyards in the box where the Forestay attaches, just above this box is a stand alone exit box that takes the spinnaker halyard. As has been mentioned the jib halyards come out below the forestay and the spinnaker halyard above, you may still need a halyard guide on the jib halyard if the angle is not great to the furling gear.