merjan
Member
Hi,
On our 28-footer the storm jib is hoisted on the head foil with a bolt rope on its luff. This needs to be supplemented by hanks, and I am trying to understand what sort of hanks would work best. I am looking for a solution that minimises the time spent on the bow, the requirement of the use of two hands. The problem is that I am not sure what one should expect from these hanks: Are they merely a backup just in case the storm jib pops out of the headfoil groove, or should they prevent that from happening in the first place?
Softies with dogbones are perfect for the former function, and they can be attached very quickly, hardly requiring both hands. However to prevent the jib from coming out of the groove whilst still leaving some slack to allow the jib to be hoisted requires some precise tension, and that is very difficult to achieve as you would need to get the length of the soft shackle correct down to a millimeter. A hand tied knot would do a better job.
I am inclined to make the hank near the head of the sail a knot (to prevent the sail from coming off the luff), and the rest loose softies (to act as backups).
Is there a standard practice here as I am not sure if I reinvent the wheel is a good idea in this instance.
Any advice / experience would be very much welcome.
On our 28-footer the storm jib is hoisted on the head foil with a bolt rope on its luff. This needs to be supplemented by hanks, and I am trying to understand what sort of hanks would work best. I am looking for a solution that minimises the time spent on the bow, the requirement of the use of two hands. The problem is that I am not sure what one should expect from these hanks: Are they merely a backup just in case the storm jib pops out of the headfoil groove, or should they prevent that from happening in the first place?
Softies with dogbones are perfect for the former function, and they can be attached very quickly, hardly requiring both hands. However to prevent the jib from coming out of the groove whilst still leaving some slack to allow the jib to be hoisted requires some precise tension, and that is very difficult to achieve as you would need to get the length of the soft shackle correct down to a millimeter. A hand tied knot would do a better job.
I am inclined to make the hank near the head of the sail a knot (to prevent the sail from coming off the luff), and the rest loose softies (to act as backups).
Is there a standard practice here as I am not sure if I reinvent the wheel is a good idea in this instance.
Any advice / experience would be very much welcome.