gOSH THE PRICE OF THESE LAZYJACKS FOR A 41 f BOAT !!!ABOUT $400.00 DID ANYONE MADE LAZYJACKS SYSTEM THEMSELF ? IF SO HOW DID YOU DO , WHAT DID YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE AND HOW DO YOU TAKE MEASURES ?IS THERE ANOTHER SYSTEM - I HEARD OF EASY JACKS BUT CANNOT FIND IT THANKS
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You Should Be Able
...to copy the system from someone else's 410 for about $60 for blocks, $30 for line, $30 for splicing, $50 for lifeline cable and swedges, $20 for the mast eyes and $80 to have them installed on the mast. So, that about $190 in materials vs. the $400. Someone's trip up the mast would be the same. You should check with a rigger. Bet they would do the whole system for less than $400 walk-away. Good luck. Rick D.
...to copy the system from someone else's 410 for about $60 for blocks, $30 for line, $30 for splicing, $50 for lifeline cable and swedges, $20 for the mast eyes and $80 to have them installed on the mast. So, that about $190 in materials vs. the $400. Someone's trip up the mast would be the same. You should check with a rigger. Bet they would do the whole system for less than $400 walk-away. Good luck. Rick D.
E-Z-JAX
The E-Z-JAX system can be found at the link below. Not real cheap but the claim is, they're better. Good luck, Morrie
The E-Z-JAX system can be found at the link below. Not real cheap but the claim is, they're better. Good luck, Morrie
$$$$ and Lazy Jacks
Lionel: You can make a lazy jack system for less than $45, which is as good as the store bought system. I think the store bought systems are over priced for what you get. A bunch of my Catalina friends have built their own. Visit this site and check it out: http://www.tcsn.net/bosun/c30/cat30info.htm The most expensive piece was the very small Harken blocks, which mount on the mast just below the spreaders. I modified the system slightly as I have a single line going up the front of the mast, which then splits into a "Y" so I only use one line. Also, my system stows along the boom when not in use. I hate extra lines flopping around the sail. It upsets my charma!! Hope the setup works for you.
Lionel: You can make a lazy jack system for less than $45, which is as good as the store bought system. I think the store bought systems are over priced for what you get. A bunch of my Catalina friends have built their own. Visit this site and check it out: http://www.tcsn.net/bosun/c30/cat30info.htm The most expensive piece was the very small Harken blocks, which mount on the mast just below the spreaders. I modified the system slightly as I have a single line going up the front of the mast, which then splits into a "Y" so I only use one line. Also, my system stows along the boom when not in use. I hate extra lines flopping around the sail. It upsets my charma!! Hope the setup works for you.
Home made lazy jacks
Here are guidelines for lazy jacks I made for a Hunter 260. They would work for a larger boat, but would need stronger line an bungee. Fair winds, Tom
Here are guidelines for lazy jacks I made for a Hunter 260. They would work for a larger boat, but would need stronger line an bungee. Fair winds, Tom
Question for tom
I checked out your link and after a bit of study, think I understand your system. Simple and elegant. A couple of questions. You wrote that you used one 9' chunk of bungee and folded it into two halves. How long is the boom on your boat? Does that mean that 4 1/2' of bungee is stretched the full length of the boom on both sides? Another question. Do you sail with the lazy jack raised? If so, is it a problem relative to the point of sail? If not, is it a simple task to go forward to set it up while under sail? I do a lot of single-handing and am always looking for ways to avoid going forward. I especially would like to be able to drop the main without having to tie it off before entering the channel leading to our slip. Last question. Do the lines leading to the spreaders make a racket when the wind pipes up? i.e. like slapping halyards? Thanks, and Happy Holidays. Tom
I checked out your link and after a bit of study, think I understand your system. Simple and elegant. A couple of questions. You wrote that you used one 9' chunk of bungee and folded it into two halves. How long is the boom on your boat? Does that mean that 4 1/2' of bungee is stretched the full length of the boom on both sides? Another question. Do you sail with the lazy jack raised? If so, is it a problem relative to the point of sail? If not, is it a simple task to go forward to set it up while under sail? I do a lot of single-handing and am always looking for ways to avoid going forward. I especially would like to be able to drop the main without having to tie it off before entering the channel leading to our slip. Last question. Do the lines leading to the spreaders make a racket when the wind pipes up? i.e. like slapping halyards? Thanks, and Happy Holidays. Tom
Cheap lazyjacks.
See Related Link for what I am using. You would be hard pressed to beat the price with a DIY, and still get the quality. There are no blocks involved and it stows away so, as someone wrote, "to not upset your charma". And I agree with that. Also allows one to use their current sailcover, unmodified. Mine has only been in the weather for two seasons(one winter). I am uncertain about the life of the "shockcord". But the warranty makes it possible to replace it very inexpensively. The shockcord will stretch so periodically you will have to refasten at the top. This means a trip up the mast. Mine is mounted halfway between the single spreader and top, about forty feet up. And way too high for me! I single-hand my H37C and with a fairly new(stiff) mainsail it stays right on top of the boom. Simple procedure to move the jacks from the mast to the boom.
See Related Link for what I am using. You would be hard pressed to beat the price with a DIY, and still get the quality. There are no blocks involved and it stows away so, as someone wrote, "to not upset your charma". And I agree with that. Also allows one to use their current sailcover, unmodified. Mine has only been in the weather for two seasons(one winter). I am uncertain about the life of the "shockcord". But the warranty makes it possible to replace it very inexpensively. The shockcord will stretch so periodically you will have to refasten at the top. This means a trip up the mast. Mine is mounted halfway between the single spreader and top, about forty feet up. And way too high for me! I single-hand my H37C and with a fairly new(stiff) mainsail it stays right on top of the boom. Simple procedure to move the jacks from the mast to the boom.
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