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dave andersen
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Initially Posted - 05/02/2010 :  14:29:02  Show Profile
Just bought a used working jib from Minnie's in So Calif. I thought it would come with hank ons, but it arrived with snap ons -- that is 15 bands of dacron that wrap around the forestay and snap back onto the luff. Foot: 10 foot; luff 26.

Never saw such a headsail. Is it going to be ok for my Cat 25? Should I be concerned about its holding power? Will it hoist and come down as well as one with bronze hanks on's? I do have a dowser for it.
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 05/02/2010 :  15:59:11  Show Profile
I'd have some concern about chafing of the dacron bands. Are these bands long enough to wrap around a furled headsail?
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 05/02/2010 :  16:06:27  Show Profile
I've seen them before, on an Etchell, a racing boat about 30'. I sailed fairly often on it, and don't remember them ever being a problem. The first time I saw them, I had the same reservations about them.
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triley
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Response Posted - 05/02/2010 :  16:46:06  Show Profile
They have worked well. The problem is with replacement. If you have an issue with one, you have an issue with your jib.
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 05/03/2010 :  08:22:34  Show Profile
J 24s use them all the time. They are fine, light weight and very strong on the sheer load plane. Enjoy your sail.
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PCP777
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Response Posted - 05/03/2010 :  08:24:54  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 John Russell</i>
<br />I'd have some concern about chafing of the dacron bands. Are these bands long enough to wrap around a furled headsail?
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That's what I was thinking, that the sail might be designed for a boat with roller furling.
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