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Initially Posted - 10/03/2011 : 19:46:54

This is for those who still hank on the jib and use a sail bag. I would like to know how you keep the sail and bag out of the way while you deploy the anchor? It seems I wrestle with the bag during the whole anchoring process. I saw a catalina with a long narrow bag that they stored the headsail in a tied it to the lifelines not sure what you call a bag like that but it seemed to allow more room for deploying the anchor. I realize that a furler is the way to go but its not on the radar as of yet.

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Ted

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DaveR
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Response Posted - 10/04/2011 : 09:52:25

Of course one way to deal with this is to unhank the sail. I don't anchor that often but can't remember having a huge problem, seems like I put the hanging sail in bag off my left hip while leaning on the bow rail with my right hip while grabbing and feeding the anchor through the roller.

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While many think that's true I'm not entirely convinced!

Edited by - DaveR on 10/04/2011 09:53:25

Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 10/04/2011 : 10:30:43

Any reason you can't disconnect the jib tack and just pull the bag further up on the forestay?

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Response Posted - 10/04/2011 : 11:50:03

What Joe said. I keep a clothespin on the forestay to keep the first hank from jamming on the bottom of the forestay when hoisting the jib, so I think I will start pushing the jib up & out of the way and keeping it up with the clothespin.

But I frequently drop the anchor while the sail is on the foredeck. In that situation, with the jib hanked on to the forestay and with the sheets rigged through the blocks on the genoa track, I push most of the jib out over the pulpit on the starboard side and tie it to the pulpit with a sail tie to get it up off the deck and out of the way of the anchor locker hatch.

Since this method only works moderately well, I have also become very good at washing Chesapeake Bay mud off my jib using dish soap and a scrub brush!

Edited by - JohnP on 10/04/2011 11:50:50

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Response Posted - 10/04/2011 : 17:12:16

You guys need to get a little more creative like making the sail bag in the shape of a mermaid

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