"imagineero" wrote:
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The jib is a bit easier to rig, just goes straight to a horn cleat,
but i cant get nearly enough tension on it, even taking a half turn
and pulling for all im worth. would also be slow to take down.
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Thanks,
Shaun Van Poecke
14' caper cat
Sydney, Australia


Garland Gray II wrote:
Not sure I follow your description(s) of the main halyard, but regarding the
jib halyard, a common rig for getting more halyard tension is to cut the
halyard 3 or 4 ft (or less, depending on your rig) above the base of the
mast with the sail raised. Attach the head of a becket block to the now
shortened halyard, and the tail of the halyard to the becket. Reeve the tail
through a cheek block mounted near the base of the mast, then through the
becket block, and you have 3:1 purchase, and not as much halyard to coil.
You could have wire for the halyard, and rope for the tail.

Your description, Garland, is also pretty tough to follow. I got there
in the end though and for those like me who haven't met this setup
before I'll fill in the gaps.

* It can only work for an external halyard.

* Its rigged as Garland described *EXCEPT* YOU DONT REEVE THE TAIL
THROUGH THE BECKET BLOCK UNTIL YOU HAVE HOISTED THE SAIL. 1:1 to hoist
then 3:1 to tension it. {otherwise you'd have *much* more halyard to
coil, not less :-) }

* The only disadvantages I can see is you cant have a stopper knot in
the end of the halyard and you have to reeve 1 mast length less a couple
of feet through the travelling becket block before you can get the
tension on. OTOH the travelling block will stop the halyard pulling
through the masthead sheave so the stopper knot isn't essential and in
an emergency you can always hoist and cleat off 1:1 to save the tiome it
takes to reeve the tail through the block.

I've got a tame skipper with a 22'er who's going to love this idea.
*THANKS*

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