Lazy jacks and roller reefing.

[VicS]

Is it possible to fit lazy jacks to a roller reefing boom and lower them and roll them in with the sail when reefing. Or is this a recipe for disaster.

 

[ffiill]

Try this link-Skps lazyjacks-appeared on here about two weeks ago.
www.slowflight.net/upgrades/lazyjacks_how-to.html
Think if you used a variation on this it might work-I hate my slab reefing and as my boom origionally was roller I am tempted to revert.
Ideais that you can drop lazyjacks quickly and secure along boom which would then allow you to roll-maybe

 

[Fantasie 19]

Is it possible to fit lazy jacks to a roller reefing boom and lower them and roll them in with the sail when reefing. Or is this a recipe for disaster.

OK I'm interested - why would you want to do that?? Put it this way - I have roller reefing & I am quite happy with it - what benefit would the lazy jacks give??

If it's to stop the main flopping about when you drop it - my main is fairly small (19' boat) so I slip a quick bungee on to hold it loosely to the boom...

Are there other benefits?

 

[VicS]

OK I'm interested - why would you want to do that??

To be honest I'm not. It's something I have been asked about.

 

[jellylegs]

I've done this on my 26ft boat. Works well. I have a line that runs from the reefing claw to the end of boom swivel (that mainsheet goes on to). The lazy jacks go on to this line. Works pretty well and makes it much easier when single handed and dropping the sail in a confined area. But I am planning to ditch the roller reefing and either go for a fully battened mainsail or inmast reefing....most likely the latter.

 

[VicS]

I've done this on my 26ft boat. Works well. I have a line that runs from the reefing claw to the end of boom swivel (that mainsheet goes on to). The lazy jacks go on to this line. Works pretty well and makes it much easier when single handed and dropping the sail in a confined area. But I am planning to ditch the roller reefing and either go for a fully battened mainsail or inmast reefing....most likely the latter.

I had not thought of that.
So the lazy jacks dont in fact roll in with the sail?

 

[jellylegs]

No. I PONDERED THat approach but I DONt see that it could work, because one side of the lazy jacks will be getting shorter than the other which confused me, and also you will have to ease the lines out when rolling the mainsail in.

No, this approach is very basic, but works.

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

A set of simple fixed lazy jacks will work with a roller boom without a problem, just make sure that the lazy jacks go underneath/around the boom, as if the boom was resting on the jacks. Make up your own lazy jacks.

 

[Fantasie 19]

No. I PONDERED THat approach but I DONt see that it could work, because one side of the lazy jacks will be getting shorter than the other which confused me, and also you will have to ease the lines out when rolling the mainsail in.

No, this approach is very basic, but works.

Genius solution - I have exactly the same set up as you - I'm interested in benefits and why you did it??

 

[jellylegs]

well surely the reasons I did it are self evident in the name lazy jacks!
I sail a lot on my own, or with friends and we dont want any unecessary work or hassel - we sail because its just nice to potter on the water- and so I can lower the sail into the lazy jacks when coming into the harbour quickly with minimum hassel and also I can retain the roller reefing thus not having to P*Y to have my current sail or boom altered to slab reefing. I was gonna change to inmast reefing, but doubt I will. This set up works fine for my short tidal hops.

 

[Fantasie 19]

well surely the reasons I did it are self evident in the name lazy jacks!

Well to be fair - I wouldn't have asked if it was self evident...

I sail a lot on my own, or with friends and we dont want any unecessary work or hassel - we sail because its just nice to potter on the water- and so I can lower the sail into the lazy jacks when coming into the harbour quickly with minimum hassel and also I can retain the roller reefing thus not having to P*Y to have my current sail or boom altered to slab reefing. I was gonna change to inmast reefing, but doubt I will. This set up works fine for my short tidal hops.

Thanks - no advantage to me then - I sail a 19 footer (solo) and dropping the sail just entails putting a quick bungee around to keep it out of the way... lazy jacks would just be an unnecessary complication... genius solution though...