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michaelj
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Initially Posted - 12/28/2008 :  10:00:57  Show Profile
I singlehand most of the time. Is a boom brake a good idea? Also, where is the best place to attach a jackline? Thanks.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 12/28/2008 :  10:55:10  Show Profile
I certainly like a boom brake over a preventer, but I used neither--I just avoided going dead downwind (for speed as much as safety), didn't jibe in heavy air, and when I did, it was an S-curve jibe with the mainsheet in tight. Nonetheless, I was thinking about adding a boom brake, but ended up subtracting the C-25.
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 12/28/2008 :  11:44:24  Show Profile
A boom brake is a good thing, but I also don't use one. I am scrupulously careful not to accidentally backwind the mainsail when sailing downwind. The only time I use a preventer is in very light air, when the wind isn't strong enough to hold the boom on the desired side. In that case, I rig a preventer with a piece of line that I lead to the cockpit, and tie it with a slip knot, so that, if I want to release the preventer, all I have to do is pull on the line, and the knot releases.

The best place to run a jackline is down the centerline of the boat, but it isn't always convenient to do that. I have jacklines down each gunwale of the boat, from bow to stern. When I have to go forward, I usually clip onto the jackline on the high side, so that, if I fall, I'll probably fall down, to the low side, instead of over the lifeline. I also have two tethers for my safety harness, and can clip onto more than one location. If I'm working at the mast, for example, I'll attach one clip to the mast, which will keep me from going over the side.
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redviking
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Response Posted - 12/28/2008 :  13:45:09  Show Profile
I was delivering a Pacific SeaCraft 37 when the owner decided to rig a preventer to port and run downwind with a storm sail up to starboard. 17-20 knots of wind, seas 5-8 feet... Owner charted us over a shoal and I noticed the depth dropping fast. We started the engine and immediately steered to port, mainsail now back winded. I prayed the preventer had a release - it didn't. The rig held, but a backwinded main is just not pretty. I like boom brakes that are led to the cockpit for this reason. On Lysistrata we have to ease the sheet, ease the traveler AND ease the boom brake to jibe!

On our C25 we ran a jackline only on the port side. We also ran the jackline under a handhold and then forward closer to the mast. Not perfect, but better than no jackline at all. If I were to do it again, I would install two secure attachment points in the cockpit and run a short jackline from one side to the other. This would allow being attached in the cockpit on either tack. And yes, having two jacklines allows for going forward of the windward side.

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 12/28/2008 :  13:51:48  Show Profile
We opted not to use jacklines as our needs could be met in a simpler way. I added two heavy duty folding padeyes, one on each coaming. With a 6' tether that allows crew to reach anywhere in the cockpit and to get into the cabin before unclipping.

For going to the foredeck we use a separate setup. I have a tether clipped to the mast step. If crew needs to go forward they clip onto that tether which gets them anywhere on the front of the boat.
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