lazy jacks

[kaa]

when we finally find a trailer sailer we intend to trail her rather than moor. would we need lazy jacks and a furling system or would these get in the way when lowering the mast?Our short list are a gib'sea 242 or a sportina 730

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[ccscott49]

I think they get inn the way, without lowering the mast!! On a trailer sailer I think they may be a bit OTT, after all, the sail is not that big. The furling system is also a bit of a pain, when you're lowering a mast, starts to get heavy/messy, with the sail on. I wouldn't bother with either.

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[snowleopard]

i'd never again sail without lazyjacks. the problem of the main falling all over the place & blocking the helmsman's view just as you come into harbour is a total pain.
they are only a few bits of string so shouldn't cause a problem when lowering the mast. they do get in the way when hoisting so you need to be able to pull all the strings forward to the mast to get them out of the way until the head of the sail is above the attachment point.

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[Evadne]

I'm sorry but I'd disagree, although my main is probably a lot smaller than snowleopoard's (27' luff & 11'6" foot). I suffer a maximum 5-10 second hiatus in all-round visibility while the first mate gets a line around the sail and boom, and that's it. Not enough to warrant yet another set of lines to chafe against the sail and clack against the mast when trying to get to sleep.

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[oldsaltoz]

Lazyjacks rigged to the spinnaker pole topping lift, hoist as you come in, main dropped, bagged, drop lazyjacks, problem solved, no noise, no chafe, no loss of vision, no slippery sail on deck.

I hope this helps. . . . . .



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[TrailerSailer]

Hi

We have a Sportina 760. Sails really nicely and we had a Rotastay fitted. Makes a lot of diference especially with a young crew. Also fitted DIY lazyjacks this w/e. Total cost about £15 and 30 mins work. Allows fitting of the boom cover with the lazyjacks still strung up and for detaching boom/collapsing the mast without significant re-rigging later on.

If interested I'll send you a diagram of how we did it. Also the Harken web site has some good fitting instructions for their kits that give good positioning info for the attachment points.

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[Cobra25]

Would very much appreciate diagrams of how you did your lazy jacks with any helpful hints or tips.

Have you an e-mail address.

Thanks.

Steve

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