Decided against it. I have a tall rig and taking down the sail quickly even in strong wind is no problem using sail ties to temporarily attach main to boom.....Does anybody use lazy jacks?
I plan to sail the boat by myself and am concerned about keeping the main under control when I drop it.
Good point. Couldn’t agree more....They are a pain in the ass for small boats, here is the biggest problem the mast is 2.75'' wide, that leaves a gap of 1 5/8''.
the headboard is typically 3-4'' long when raising the mainsail and the sail begins to flap side to side the headboard gets caught under the lazy jack. Now it's "hey honey can you please lower the main that you just hoisted so and pull it back up again the clear the lazy jacks. That won't last long with her... Just saying.
The above issue is true BUT, the benefits of Lazy Jacks during dropping and stowing the main greatly outweighs an occasional hook.when raising the mainsail and the sail begins to flap side to side the headboard gets caught under the lazy jack.
I set up my boat with retractiable lazy jacks. I found that 247 sf of fully battened mainsail was too hard to manage short handed in winds over 15 or 20, which is what we get daily around here.I would like to ins tall some on my boat but they are farther down on my list of things to do. My dock neighbor is installing retractable lazy jacks on his boat and he intends to use them only when lowering the sail. They would be stowed when raising the sail to prevent the issue of the battens hanging up on them when raising. I will watch how this works and maybe do the same on my boat.
The spreaders really should not take that dynamic type of loadInstead of using the mast for the upper tang, I saw a small boat with the upper block on the spreader to get a wider gap.
Somebody has apparently kidnapped Sailavie1 because there's never in recorded history been a time there wasn't a beer in hand. Except the time at the Yellow Submarine getting Ice Cream.waiting beer can be in hand sooner.
I don’t care how many gadgets you have to help pack the sail away, it’s hard to do that with a beer in hand. Thus, the said beer waits till the chores are done. Maybe I see a potential money making invention for a new gadget.Somebody has apparently kidnapped Sailavie1 because there's never in recorded history been a time there wasn't a beer in hand.