I saw this topic on one of the other forums and while it's not exactly a topic for the sail trim forum, it caught my attention.
What do you guys think of them?? I installed a home made set on my Catalina 30, that was designed by a friend of mine named Skip Meisch. His design allowed the jacks to be folded up against the boom when not in use. I liked that aspect because I don't like stuff (topping lift, lazy jacks) flopping around -- it upsets my karma!! I really liked them while sailing single handed, which I was 95% of the time. A couple of times I really had to drop the sail quickly and it was a big improvement -- normally I would have had the mainsail all over the deck!!
What do you guys think of them?? I installed a home made set on my Catalina 30, that was designed by a friend of mine named Skip Meisch. His design allowed the jacks to be folded up against the boom when not in use. I liked that aspect because I don't like stuff (topping lift, lazy jacks) flopping around -- it upsets my karma!! I really liked them while sailing single handed, which I was 95% of the time. A couple of times I really had to drop the sail quickly and it was a big improvement -- normally I would have had the mainsail all over the deck!!