| Re: H16 sail reduction - anyone?
[Re: linc]
#132257 02/18/08 06:20 PM 02/18/08 06:20 PM |
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 182 Coopersburg, PA Vinny_M
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Posts: 182 Coopersburg, PA | I just sold a roller furler for the jib that I had laying around or else I would offer it to you. In your situation though, I would personally look into the roller furlers. They are a bit expensive in my opinion, but I think it will be a good investment for you. You will be able to roll the jib up if you ever get into uncomfortable conditions. I must caution you however, the 16 can be a bit of a bugger to tack without a jib to backwind, but like anything, with practice you should be able to get it down.
Another option would be to either install reef points in your sail or look for an older sail for sale that has the reef points already installed. I know that Hobie used to put reef points in their sails because I have an older set that has them.
~vinny~
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#132259 02/18/08 06:31 PM 02/18/08 06:31 PM |
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Posts: 291 | I am not a 16 sailor, but does the 16 not have full length battens in the jib?
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| | | Re: H16 sail reduction - anyone?
[Re: linc]
#132260 02/18/08 06:34 PM 02/18/08 06:34 PM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | Instead of reefing your H16 main, you might be able to find a Hobie 14 main to use when it's blowing.
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| | | Re: H16 sail reduction - anyone?
[Re: JACKFLASH]
#132261 02/18/08 06:42 PM 02/18/08 06:42 PM |
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Posts: 182 Coopersburg, PA | I am not a 16 sailor, but does the 16 not have full length battens in the jib? Yep, and you can also but little hinges to install because they tend to hang up on the mast when tacking or jibing in lighter winds. But I don't believe that the hinges are race legal though.
~vinny~
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#132262 02/18/08 06:45 PM 02/18/08 06:45 PM |
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Posts: 291 | Since the jib has full length battens, you will not be able to furl it. If you want to reduce sail area you will have to look into reef points in the main, but I personally believe the definition of reef point is "a coral formation where fish live"
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| | | Re: H16 sail reduction - anyone?
[Re: JACKFLASH]
#132263 02/18/08 06:50 PM 02/18/08 06:50 PM |
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Posts: 182 Coopersburg, PA | Well with the roller furler you can either buy a new jib that is a bit smaller for the furler, or do as I did and just go without battens. I do know of a guy who cut lengths of a tape measure and used them as makeshift battens for his roller furler though.
~vinny~
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#132268 02/19/08 02:33 AM 02/19/08 02:33 AM |
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Posts: 749 Santa Cruz, CA | ...but I believe all the new boats come with 9" of an aluminum track extrusion at the top. Our older boats don't have that, we even have two masts without comp tips. John That alu bit is more for the boats that use the Aussie style halyard hook. It banged around and chipped away at the plastic track. The stock hook with the loose shackle didn't do that as much. The 16 luff track is currently all plastic. As John C, said reefing mellows out the boat quite a bit and is good for teaching/ learning. Hope that helps. | | | Re: H16 sail reduction - anyone?
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#132269 02/19/08 04:16 AM 02/19/08 04:16 AM |
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Posts: 1,203 uk | If you don't want to put an extra slug on the halyard, make up a strop of vectran, dyneema or wire to go between the head of the sail and the shackle point of the halyard. so that you still use the same slug but the sail is not hoisted so far.
Best not to just tie the halyard off on the cleat, you still need plenty of downhaul to keep the boat well under control when reefed.
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[Re: claus]
#132271 02/19/08 07:42 PM 02/19/08 07:42 PM |
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Posts: 3 | Great advice - I'm not as advanced as many here - hence the reef question in the first place...but the TEAMVG recommendation is something I had not thought of, and should work well. Do I have eyelets added to the sail for reefing, or is there another elegant option that I've not thought of? I truly appreciate this help!
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