[bolger] Re: Bobcat's lazyjacks and othe stuff
Lazyjacks are right at home on a gaff-rigged catboat. They support the
spars when down (topping lift), and gather up the sail of the deck until
you can straighten it out.
I have lazy jacks on my Freedom; they work even better with full-battened
sails. Of course, no racer would even consider, though, them because of
the additional windage!
Gregg
At 02:02 AM 8/7/99 -0700, you wrote:
spars when down (topping lift), and gather up the sail of the deck until
you can straighten it out.
I have lazy jacks on my Freedom; they work even better with full-battened
sails. Of course, no racer would even consider, though, them because of
the additional windage!
Gregg
At 02:02 AM 8/7/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Dear all - as anticipated, I'm about to start cutting wood for the
>Bobcat. Question: what are the lazyjacks for? Dynamite doesn't give the
>answer in his book - he just says that he understood their function
>after reading PCB's "100 small boat rigs". Do I have to buy the book to
>know? Cheers - Pippo
>
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Pippo:
Congratulations on starting your project.
Just to make sure, I consulted Bolger, and here is what he says; The lazy
jacks have two purposes, 1) to act as a topping lift, holding the boom up
when the sail is down, and 2) to help control the sail while it is being
lowered. I hope this helps.
Chuck
Congratulations on starting your project.
Just to make sure, I consulted Bolger, and here is what he says; The lazy
jacks have two purposes, 1) to act as a topping lift, holding the boom up
when the sail is down, and 2) to help control the sail while it is being
lowered. I hope this helps.
Chuck
> Dear all - as anticipated, I'm about to start cutting wood for the
> Bobcat. Question: what are the lazyjacks for? Dynamite doesn't give the
> answer in his book - he just says that he understood their function
> after reading PCB's "100 small boat rigs". Do I have to buy the book to
> know? Cheers - Pippo
>
>
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Dear all - as anticipated, I'm about to start cutting wood for the
Bobcat. Question: what are the lazyjacks for? Dynamite doesn't give the
answer in his book - he just says that he understood their function
after reading PCB's "100 small boat rigs". Do I have to buy the book to
know? Cheers - Pippo
Bobcat. Question: what are the lazyjacks for? Dynamite doesn't give the
answer in his book - he just says that he understood their function
after reading PCB's "100 small boat rigs". Do I have to buy the book to
know? Cheers - Pippo