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Frank Hopper
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Initially Posted - 12/10/2006 :  19:19:20  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
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Self tending jib pivot.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 12/10/2006 :  19:57:32  Show Profile
What does it do?
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cat1951
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Response Posted - 12/11/2006 :  08:19:46  Show Profile
I think you turn it upside down, add a peg and attach it to your short leg. ARRRRGGH
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 12/11/2006 :  12:24:08  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
You screw it to the bowdeck, add a boom to a non overlapping jib and you have a self tending headsail. Since the WBs ship with 110s they may be a candidate for the conversion.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 12/11/2006 :  12:55:08  Show Profile
Got it. By definition, though, a 110 should not work with this. Correct?

I've seen these on boats and they do make good sense for certain sailors and situations.
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crcalhoon
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Response Posted - 12/11/2006 :  15:01:46  Show Profile
My last boat was a cutter rig with a boomed staysail. I didn't care much for the boom and would have preferred a loose footed staysail. It does tack nicely, but the thing is an obstruction on the foredeck and an ankle knocker extraordinaire. The closest I ever came to serious disaster had in part that darn staysail boom to blame. Well, I have to take a little blame too.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 12/11/2006 :  17:32:59  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by crcalhoon</i>
<br />My last boat was a cutter rig with a boomed staysail. I didn't care much for the boom and would have preferred a loose footed staysail. It does tack nicely, but the thing is an obstruction on the foredeck and an ankle knocker extraordinaire. The closest I ever came to serious disaster had in part that darn staysail boom to blame. Well, I have to take a little blame too.
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It's hard to do a self-tacking jib without a boom. The sheet can only pull straight down to the traveler, so it can't shape the sail properly by itself--the outhaul on the boom holds the clew back to flatten the sail. It can also be rigged so the the outhaul can be adjusted from the cockpit.
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