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Sail catcher/lazy jack
On my first sailboat the previous owner had rigged a very simple sail
catcher. I think he referred to it as a "Swedish Loop" or something like that. My son has his first boat and there are no lazy jacks so I thought I would give this a try. If I recall correctly a piece of line is run to a point a foot or so up the back of the main (maybe to a reefing point) then it affixes to the end of the boom. When the sail is lowered the "loop" creates a pocket of sorts with the main and the rest of the sail folds into this pocket. If anyone is familar with this set up I would appreciate getting more details on how to rig it. Thanks, Jerry |
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Sail catcher/lazy jack
"Gerald Atkin" wrote: On my first sailboat the previous owner had rigged a very simple sail catcher. I think he referred to it as a "Swedish Loop" or something like that. My son has his first boat and there are no lazy jacks so I thought I would give this a try. If I recall correctly a piece of line is run to a point a foot or so up the back of the main (maybe to a reefing point) then it affixes to the end of the boom. When the sail is lowered the "loop" creates a pocket of sorts with the main and the rest of the sail folds into this pocket. If anyone is familar with this set up I would appreciate getting more details on how to rig it. Take alook at this: http://tinyurl.com/ny3fmm It's a Harken package. Or google "lazyjacks" Lew |
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