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GaryB
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Initially Posted - 07/05/2008 : 18:51:05

I was sailing Thursday evening and the winds were blowing around 15 knots on the bay. I was flying the 110 jib watching the sun go down and started wondering why a spinnaker sock could not be used to douse the jib (hank-on) until you get back to the dock.

I don't know how they work but has anyone tried using a sock for dousing the jib?

Thanks in advance for your input!

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GaryB
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PZell
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Response Posted - 07/06/2008 : 10:09:16

I don't think you would want that bunch of cloth hanging around up there when you are going upwind in a good breeze. Remember that the spinnaker is used downwind so the sock is not subjected to the same forces as upwind. I use a jib downhaul and it works fine even in around 25+ knots.

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JimB517
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Response Posted - 07/06/2008 : 11:49:03

There is no way you could pull the sock down past the hanks.

Look at my signature picture and you'll see the sock up there at the masthead.

If you have a hanked on sail and want easier dousing, perhaps you should consider a downhaul/dousing line.

Edited by - JimB517 on 07/06/2008 11:51:44

JohnP
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Response Posted - 07/07/2008 : 13:37:37

Also the nylon bag and bottom hoop on a spin sock are very light weight. They collapse the light weight spinnaker while you ease the spin sheets gradually. But if you could avoid hanging up on the hanks, the system is not designed to gather much heavier dacron cloth.

By the way, I usually center the clew of my 110 jib with both sheets before I drop it on the foredeck, and it shoots down like greased lightning.

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 07/07/2008 : 14:05:34

I use a dousing line and don't really have a problem getting the sail down. I also center my sail as John mentioned. I was trying to figure a way of avoiding having to go on the foredeck to secure the jib after I get it down.

Where I sail it's very choppy coming into the channel and the wind/waves tend to make the boat bounce around a lot which causes the jib to start blowing around on the deck even though I have the dousing line down hard and the sheets tightened.

As I mentioned above I don't know how a sock works but I thought maybe if someone modified a sock with a bigger opening and heavier material it could be used to rap up the jib until you got back to the dock. Maybe even something that could rest on the deck and you pull it up to deploy so you don't have the weight and turbulent airflow up top. I was thinking of something relatively loose fitting.

Edited by - GaryB on 07/07/2008 14:10:19

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Response Posted - 07/07/2008 : 14:48:28

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by GaryB
 ...I was trying to figure a way of avoiding having to go on the foredeck to secure the jib after I get it down.

Where I sail it's very choppy coming into the channel and the wind/waves tend to make the boat bounce around a lot which causes the jib to start blowing around on the deck even though I have the dousing line down hard and the sheets tightened.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

It sounds like you are a candidate for roller furling.

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 07/07/2008 : 17:19:33

I am, I'm just trying to avoid having to spend the money for the furler and a new sail. I really want to get a trailer so I can get my boat out of hurricane country if something heads my way and make maintenance easier.

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John Russell
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Response Posted - 07/07/2008 : 18:09:57

The other alternative, Gary, is to douse the headsail sooner. Get it secured before you hit the channel. I like the theory you suggest but, I don't think it's practical.

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