While ago someone asked about reefing main

[Guest]

There were plenty of suggestions anbout lazyjack systems - over counter and also DIY ..... never heard anymore whether guy did it or not ....
Reason I ask - there are two of us discussing various ways to rig without the chandlers fancy options and basic saeman like cordage use. Its sussed and should work ...

Just interested if it was esolved before ...


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[copterdoctor]

I went to a chandlers to buy a system, he told me to stop wasting money and make my own (nice chap). I had a look at the one in the shop and coppied it no problems.

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[ChrisE]

Yup, ours is home grown as well and is as simple to make as it looks. Personally, I'm not convinced by the ready made ones, the blocks touching the sail just seems to me like just another point of wear on the sail.

I'd add that if you add a zipped up sail bag as well tied onto the lazy jacks then you have sail handling heaven, no more sail ties, 1 minute sail drops and tidied away, ready for the sprint to the pub.

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[jimbouy]

Any pictures?

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[dralex]

You can make the lazyjack system very elegant if you can splice nylon or stainless steel eyes into the rope ends. These take the place of blocks. The blocks are not really needed. By using eyes, the system adjusts itself and can be tensioned from one end. It's difficult to explain, but if anyone wants a drawing, PM me.

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[ChrisE]

None, I'm afraid but I'll try to explain in words.

You need to attach a couple of mini-blocks on the mast either side of the sail to thread a line, I used 8mm line for our 38' craft. The points are about at spreader height. Then for each side of the sail do the following. Thread the line through a block and feed the line through until about 1/3 the distance from the attachment point to the boom. Now tie off the end on the mast to a cleat and make an eye in the other end and thread another line through the eye. One end of the line, nearest to the mast, ties onto the boom or the sail bag. Put an eye in the other end and thread through this the last piece of line both ends of which are tied to the boom. The lines on the boom should be equidistant spaced about 1/4 boom length apart.

This is more difficult to explain than actually do. You might follow the previous posters example and look at a readymade in a chandler. Alternatively, sail into Keyhaven and see them on Rival Spirit, third mooring in.

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[dralex]

Well done- that's what i wanted to say- it's well worth putting thimbles in the ends that will have running rope through them.

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[Guest]

So Jimbuoy .....

Told you so !!

Whos a smartiepants then ????


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[flaming]

It's worth adding that if you actually mount the mast blocks on the underside of your first spreaders about a third of the way out the lazy jacks are wider and cause less problems with the sail getting caught whilst being hoisted.

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[heartlander]

This was the arrangement on my boat when I bought her earlier this year. The boatyard that put the mast up however thought it was not a good idea to have anything applying downward pressure on the spreaders. Were they being too cautious?

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[flaming]

I would have thought that the small loads generated by lazy jacks would be nothing to worry about. If you are worried put a "fuse" in the system, a weak bit of rope to break before the spreaders do.

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[jimbouy]

Yeah Yeah. nm

Nm

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[ChrisE]

Surprisingly, those loads will bring the spreaders out of alignment. The guy who surveyed Rival Spirit noted that one of the chief causes of spreaders not being aligned correctly, ie equal angles to the shrouds above and below the spreader, was that owners over tightened their courtesy flag halyards. Strange but true.

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