Jib sail question

[GeorgiaBII]

Ok I'm new to sailing so please forgive my ignorance.

But on my jib sail there should be more than 3 attachment points right?

There is only one at each corner of mine.

I don't have a roller furler on my boat I'm suspecting I need one too.

 

[Sunbird22358]

There should be a jib hank (attachment fitting) located about every 18" or so along the luff of the sail, that is the "leading edge" of the sail. There will be a grommet or other eye at the tack corner (lower forward corner) to be shackled (some boats use a snap-hook) to the stem fitting (plate with 2-3 holes positioned near bow on deck. Forestay attaches to forward hole or to tang-strap at forward end and jib tack to one of after holes.) There will be another grommet or eye at the head (top corner of sail) to attach the halyard. There wil lbe a 3rd grommet or eye at the clew (aft corner) of the jib, this is where the jib sheets wil lbe tied to the sail.

If your sail only has the corner grommets/eyes and if the luff has just a boltrope (edge of sail has a round, hard edge that would fit in a groove), then the sail may have been made for a roller-furler, take it to a sailmaker if unsure. You don't HAVE to get a furler, a sailmaker can add hanks to the jib if needed. However, a furler is a nice thing to have, allowing easier handling of the jib.

 

[caguy]

Pictures would help.

 

[Jack Spencer]

You might consider a jib downhaul. I picked up this idea from a book called "Sailing Big on a Small Sailboat" by Jerry Cardwell. Buy the book & check pgs 82 & 83. With my haylards blocked at the base of the mast and run back to the cockpit. I never have to go forward unless to anchor. The jib downhaul really comes in handy if you ever have to sail back to your slip without an engine. The jib give just enough forward motion to drop it and coast into the slip. Oh by the way, that book I mentioned. I have added just about every idea that the author has suggested. It has increased our sailing enjoyment 1000% and you won't get "two-footitus.

 

[AtlanticAl]

You dont by any chance have a foil on the forestay, into which your jib slots do you. I just ask, as it would be really strange to buy a boat, with a jib, that cant be used with the boat.

 

[Mormandeus]

Just a thought. You might not have a jib...perhaps it is a spinnaker or blooper.

 

[emergpa1]

You might consider a jib downhaul. I picked up this idea from a book called "Sailing Big on a Small Sailboat" by Jerry Cardwell. Buy the book & check pgs 82 & 83. With my haylards blocked at the base of the mast and run back to the cockpit. I never have to go forward unless to anchor. The jib downhaul really comes in handy if you ever have to sail back to your slip without an engine. The jib give just enough forward motion to drop it and coast into the slip. Oh by the way, that book I mentioned. I have added just about every idea that the author has suggested. It has increased our sailing enjoyment 1000% and you won't get "two-footitus.

What book?