Barberhauler with a 110 jib

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Rick9619

I was reading the Febuary issue of SAIL which showed up finally and was intruiged with the article on using a barberhauler with a genny when working off wind. Question is would it be a good application for my 336 which has a 110 jib. I could rig it pretty easily. Does the air get disturbed enough with a jib versus a genoa? Im doing the Newport to Ensenada at the end of this month and that is pretty much a downhill run. Always looking for an extra knot! Cheers Rick
 
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Waffle

Rick, I think it would work good

and help open up the slot and power up that big Hunter main.
 
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Benny

Rick we sail a 320 with the cabin top

rails and fairleads and when sailing off the wind the slot between the jib and the main closes enough that it backwinds the belly of the main. Yes you would definetely benefit from from using a barberhauler to open up that slot. You indicate you could rig it pretty easily and I was wondering if you could share your ideas in that regard as I have been considering riggin one up myself. These newer boats don't have a step rail you can attach a snatch block to.
 
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Rick9619

Poor man's barber hauler

Benny, actually the solution I came up with is unique and perhaps as I said a "poor man's" barber hauler. Your 320 sounds to be configured the same way as my 336. I have no toe rail and only a coachroof mounted jib track. So with that... I will first run a spare sheet outside the standing rigging and actually through the clew rather than tieing there and back to the cleat on the coach roof. The other end of the sheet goes back to the spinaker winch. Since I dont plan on tacking alot with this configuration, when I set the point of sail I now take tension on the new sheet going to the aft winch and then ease the pressure on the main jib sheet. Now I will slide the jib car all the way forward in the track and then sheet in to set the slot. No block needed. When I tack I take up the tension on the main jib sheet and release the secondary sheet which is on the cleat. Pull it through the clew, tack, and then repeat the rigging process. I havent tried this... I just thought about it at length. It may not work but it seems pretty feasable. Gonna try it when we fly over to San Diego on the 10th. Cheers Rick
 
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