purplerobbie
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Would 6mm do? or would it need to be lighter?
Also can you buy covered blocks? or is there no need?
Rob
Also can you buy covered blocks? or is there no need?
Rob
Would 6mm do? or would it need to be lighter?
Also can you buy covered blocks? or is there no need?
Rob
Use 6mm with sewn eyes, even less "no chafe".6mm should be fine, that's what I use on my 500 sq ft main. With a smaller main you might go down to 5mm. Anything smaller is string.
Forget fancy blocks, just use a stainless ring. Cheaper, no chafe. The only place you need a block is where it joins the mast.
So it will work ok with rope on rope?Try it without the plastic bits. Works fine.
Has lasted 6 years on my HR with no sail chafe either. But anyway rope is cheaper to replace than mainsail.So it will work ok with rope on rope?
Wont it wear out the rope really quick? the stainless steel thimbles are only £1.25 for 2 on ebay?
Rob
Am I missing something here?
One of the most effective lazy jack systems I've seen has simple loops about 30mm long formed by bowlines at the various junctions of the lines, this is on a HR36 that has done at least one Atlantic circuit in its current ownership with no chafe or wear to sail or lines and not a mention of blocks, splicing or eyes sewn in.![]()
Tied bowlines work just as well, but whipped or sewn soft eye just neater.Am I missing something here?
One of the most effective lazy jack systems I've seen has simple loops about 30mm long formed by bowlines at the various junctions of the lines, this is on a HR36 that has done at least one Atlantic circuit in its current ownership with no chafe or wear to sail or lines and not a mention of blocks, splicing or eyes sewn in.![]()
Am I missing something here?
One of the most effective lazy jack systems I've seen has simple loops about 30mm long formed by bowlines at the various junctions of the lines, this is on a HR36 that has done at least one Atlantic circuit in its current ownership with no chafe or wear to sail or lines and not a mention of blocks, splicing or eyes sewn in.![]()