jib downhaul

[kydocfrog]

Couple of months ago or so, someone posted a description or a link to a really clever jib downhaul that involved three rings on the stay. I've lost it in the general clutter around here. Can anyone point me back at it?

DocA

Thanks

[smoolie671]

I think this might be what your looking for.

http://www.widgetsailor.com/myboat/downhaul/jline2.html

I'm going to use this system on the Morningstar. I like this idea better than a roller furler. It will be easy to get the jibs out of the wind quickly, yet still have the traditional look to the rigging.

[kydocfrog]

That's it!

Thanks. Morningstar is looking really good.

DocA

[Bud_Wilson]

Thanks Smoolie I needed that. I like tha idea better and I bet it wan't be as pricey as a rolling ferling. Y'all Come Cap'N Bud.

[umop_apisdn]

Anyone on this board try this? Seems to me that with this setup, you have two more lines hanging loose off your jib, waiting to get snagged on something during a tack.

It would probably work great with the club-foot. But on a lapper, I would be afraid the downhaul would get snagged in the shrouds.

Noel

[Barry Pyeatt]

It does depower the foresail. But with the rings arrangement and pulling the clew to the middle of the luff the remainder of the sail bags out and hangs loose above and below the rings and catches the wind. It isn't quite as effective or neat as the drawing indicates. In calm air it is less of a problem but with a little wind it can still be blowing all over the place. Not nearly as effective as furling the sail or dowsing it entirely. A downhaul will help to bring it down to deck level and you still have to deal with the bulk of the sail moving about in a wind. With a standard Jib on a Weekender or Vacationer it isn't too bad but a Lapper or Genoa has enough area to it that it still becomes a hassle to handle when it is getting rough.