Wayne.B wrote:

OK, here's a few negatives.
snip

Potential for
jamming at inopportune moments (like in the middle of a line squall).

oh yeah, don't ya just love it when that happens

On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 18:23:01 -0500, "Rick"
wrote:

I have in-mast furling and would perfer the "stackpack." I have never owned
a boat or been on one with a stackpack. So is this a case of the grass is
greener on the other side?

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I don't think so. I've heard nothing but good things about stackpacks
and my own (limited) experience with lazy jack systems has been very
positive. I'd go with full length batttens and "Batt Cars" along with
it.

"Rick" wrote in message
...
I have in-mast furling and would perfer the "stackpack." I have never
owned
a boat or been on one with a stackpack. So is this a case of the grass is
greener on the other side?

I've got a UK stackpack with lazy jacks. For a long boom and good sized
mainsail it can't be beat for convenience. On a 30' boat the mainsail cover
isn't much, but on a 40' boat it sure is. A bonus is that you don't have to
find space to stow the cover.

Ours has the biggest zipper I have ever seen which really helps when you've
dropped the mainsail in a heap. The slider is an alloy and must be about 2"
square.

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