| Re: N20 Jib halyard.
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#240450 11/24/11 06:41 AM 11/24/11 06:41 AM |
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 602 Wilmington,NC Dlennard
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Posts: 602 Wilmington,NC | Ok, I'm trying to picture this. Why do I tie a bowline at after the small hole? I understand tying one end to the loop at the top of the S hook, and the ring and thimble at the top of the forestay. But still not able to figure out how to use the drilled hole and bowline.
My halyard goes: Loop on S hook, locking ring, thimble, down.
Does the other end go through the triangle and back to the drilled hole on the S hook? Yep the other end goes through the small hole in the S hook to make a continuos loop. The large bowline through the small hole is to spread the load out on the line (you can tie just a stopper knot but it seams to wear faster and break. If you look at the S hook with both lines attached you can see how the end of the line with small hole keeps the S hook from engaging on the ring so it will release. | | | Re: N20 Jib halyard.
[Re: evansdb78]
#240455 11/24/11 08:39 AM 11/24/11 08:39 AM |
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,844 42.904444 N; 88.008586 W Todd_Sails
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Posts: 2,844 42.904444 N; 88.008586 W | So, To release, or unhook the halyard, you pull up on it, then pull the other line (the one that's in the little hole on the hole end), to rotate the hook, which enables it to un-hook, and drop the jib?
I'm asking 'cause one of the skips I sail with often has trouble when trying to take down the jib. Actually, it also seems that it it hard to get hooked in the first place.
I realize this system is supposed to be better, but apparently a simple step is missed, and the system seems to suck most of the time. When trying to 'hook' the jib in rigging, the line going from the end of the hook, back down to the bottom seems to 'cover' the hook and keep the ring from going in the hook.
I don't own a I20, yet anyways, but I stayed at a holiday inn express last night.
David, I'm sure you know how to work this system well, please expand on what I've mentioned, so next season, I can make this part of rigging much easier on my skipper. I do realize it should work well, but it rarely does, often having to put the boat on it's side, just to get the jib rigged, or off the hook. And that's not off the hook!
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[Re: Todd_Sails]
#240468 11/24/11 04:45 PM 11/24/11 04:45 PM |
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Posts: 49 Israel, Sdot Yam | We've had repeated problems getting the system to hook or unhook. Really annoying to struggle with it for 10 minutes before giving in and flipping the boat on the beach... It seems the ring on top, which is on a short bridle, tangles around the forestay. We recently tied the bridle to the forestay just above the ring, and have had no more problems.
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