Rigging my jib

[Richard Laribee]

I have a roller furler jib on my H25. When I took possession, there was a piece of cable, about 1 ft long, with a shackle at each end, between the head of the jib and the halyard. The jib chafes on the pulpit and lifelines, and the head of the jib flies more than foot below the mast ahead.I experimented with taking the cable from the head of the jib, and attaching it to the drum. This has the effect of raising the jib one foot higher, so that the foot now flies freely, just above the pulpit and lifelines. The head is all the way up to the masthead.I can't discern any difference in performance, and I like it very much that the jib no longer chafes. A side benefit is that I can SEE better.Is there some problem that I don't know about that would or could result from this arrangment?Thanks.

 

[Ike Cook]

Not with a furler

Richard-I did the same with my H25, except I don't have a roller furler. I added a 16" wire to the tack... the genoa and the working jib both cleared the pulpit and the lifelines easier when tacking and also much better views when single handed or if you have a first mate that likes to catch rays.

 

[Greg Cunningham]

Pennant might be part of proper furler operation

I recently installed a Schaefer Snapfurl, and the 1ft long cable sounds like a pennant described as an installation option.The head swivel of the furler needs to be close enough to the halyard that it can resist wrapping around the furler.If the sail is not a full hoist, a pennant is suggested to keep the swivel close enough to the top of the furler to resist wrapping.If you reverse the pennant to the foot you are still achieving the same swivel hight on the furler, and halyard should have no greater tendancy to wrap. As long as the sail works well a foot higher off of the deck, it should be fine.GPC