Correct position of jib/genoa track

[Guest Kai]

Hello, to avoid faulty drilling through the deck I have a question for the people who knows.

What is the correct position of jib/genoa T-track. As close as possible to the cabin or ..? (As I think) I have 60cm (2ft) long tracks , my jib is a standard one and genoa is a self made tarp-sail. The genoa sheet will go inside the shrouds.

Kai

Sailing a weekender +60N in Finland

[Arnie Eaton]

If I remember right the track should be as close to the cabin sides as you can get. To find the point fore and aft, you draw a line from the front edge of the jib, at 90 degrees, back to the clew to the deck. The angle should be based on the track pointing to the jibstay at the end of the bowsprit. Hope this helps and if I'm wrong someone set me right.

[Robert Cox]

Your half right Arnie. The plans show measuring up so far from the jib forward corner then 90 deg. angle down to the jib tack for cutting your jib. Using a line, measure the same and attach the line to the forestay at the same place as when measuring the sail. Run the line through the grommet for the jib tack and continue down to the deck. This point 10 -12 deg. off centerline of the boat is where you want your block.

I hope that made since. :?

Maybe this diagram will help. The red line is 10 deg. off centerline. This is the deck layout for my Vacationer. It should be close for the Weekender too. I plan to mount blocks to the forward chainplates for the standard and lapper jibs. This will place the blocks at 12 deg. off centerline.

The arcs between the red lines are the leach locations of the standard, lapper or 100% jib and 125% genoa.

Bob

[Guest Anonymous]

Thanks a lot!

This will make make my decision of the track position much aeasier.

Who is making the first asymmetrical tarp sail for a Weekender?

Kai