I have seen a few Cat.22 with lazy jacks, but have never used them. Does anyone have these on the 22, and do you think they are worth it? It seems like a good idea. If you do, what is the brand of equipment you used? I wish it was May! Dale
Lazy Jacks
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Dale I have just removed my Duchman Flaking system on my C380 ( pain in the arse ) and am now looking to install Lazy Jacks. What you do is have the sail cover made up by a sailmaker and then just set up the lines yourself, you should find the spreaders have locations to run the lines to. Talk to a sailmaker he will know what to do. Good Luck.
I'm having lazy Jacks added to a 22 I just bought. I think the guy at the boat store said he was going to get them from Harken. I'm having it rigged so the only time I ever go on deck will be when I'm in my slip if at all possible.
Swing them to the mast?
Wayne, I would think you could swing the lazy jacks to the mast when not in use, or when you were going to use the sail cover. Would this mean that you could still use your original cover? Mybe I am not seeing of the whole picture, but this seems right to me. Your thoughts Dale
Wayne, I would think you could swing the lazy jacks to the mast when not in use, or when you were going to use the sail cover. Would this mean that you could still use your original cover? Mybe I am not seeing of the whole picture, but this seems right to me. Your thoughts Dale
The guy that is going to put the Harken lazy Jacks on mine first said that I could have the sail cover "notched" to clear the lazy jacks which is what I'll probably do. He also said the whole thing was only one line going through 2 blocks on each side of the boom and could be unthreaded without too much effort if I didn't want to notch the cover. Again, that would be time spent in the slip on deck rather out on the water. Jon
Not worth the effort
On a 22 foot boat! Whats the savings in setting the jacks, adjusting the sail cover around them, resetting and all the additional rig. If you trailer the boat, wow!
On a 22 foot boat! Whats the savings in setting the jacks, adjusting the sail cover around them, resetting and all the additional rig. If you trailer the boat, wow!
Before you buy Harken
look into either EZJax (http://www.ezjax.com) or Jiffy Jax (http://www.jiffyjax.com). Both cost less than Harken, and are easily retracted to the mast for sailing and hoisting. Both can be removed (if desired) when you take your mast down while the Harken system is permanently installed between the boom and the mast, and neither require any modification to the sail cover. I deep sixed my Dutchman ( a royal PIA) on my C-320 and installed a set of EZ-Jax to tame my 250 sq ft main. Steve Alchemist C-320 #909
look into either EZJax (http://www.ezjax.com) or Jiffy Jax (http://www.jiffyjax.com). Both cost less than Harken, and are easily retracted to the mast for sailing and hoisting. Both can be removed (if desired) when you take your mast down while the Harken system is permanently installed between the boom and the mast, and neither require any modification to the sail cover. I deep sixed my Dutchman ( a royal PIA) on my C-320 and installed a set of EZ-Jax to tame my 250 sq ft main. Steve Alchemist C-320 #909
Lazy Jacks used properly ...
Proper use of lazy jacks requires that you leave the cockpit. The lazy jacks are for dousing the sail. When hoisting the sail the jack lines are loose. When sailing the lines are pulled forward so they don't chafe the sail. This requires you to be at the mast or rig some sort of system to retract the jack lines from the cockpit. After the sail is flaked, the jacks are cast off again and do not interfere with the sail cover. Sailing with the lazy jacks set-up is like sailing with your fenders over the side.
Proper use of lazy jacks requires that you leave the cockpit. The lazy jacks are for dousing the sail. When hoisting the sail the jack lines are loose. When sailing the lines are pulled forward so they don't chafe the sail. This requires you to be at the mast or rig some sort of system to retract the jack lines from the cockpit. After the sail is flaked, the jacks are cast off again and do not interfere with the sail cover. Sailing with the lazy jacks set-up is like sailing with your fenders over the side.
Hey Steve, Many thanks for posting the links to the other types. The Ez Jax with the cockpit control looks good to me. I'm gonna call the boat rigger tomorrow. I do like the idea of being able to control it from the cockpit. He may already have the Harken rig......oh well, with no crew I might even have my bumpers over the side when on the water occasionaly also!! HA Thanks again, Jon
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