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Rick Heaverly 86 C25 5382
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Initially Posted - 03/18/2002 :  09:55:16  Show Profile
i know this has probably been discussed before, but i couldn't find it when i searched.

where exactly is the jib downhaul run. from the head of the jib to a block near the forestay then to the port side of the cabin top? isn't that dangerous? i'd trip over it every time i went forward.



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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 03/18/2002 :  10:20:28  Show Profile
Hi Rick,

My jib dousing line runs from the jib halyard shackle, through a block attached to the stem fitting, the aft on the foredeck and side deck (between the port side of the cabin and the shrouds, and terminates at a cam cleat on the outside of the coaming about 5" aft of the portside primary winch. I used 1/4" sta-set. And, haven't tripped yet on it in 17 years with the boat. Remember, that the jib dousing line is to help you pull the sail down in tough weather quickly - WITHOUT dancing around on the foredeck.

Bill Holcomb - C25 Snickerdoodle #4839
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 03/18/2002 :  10:51:48  Show Profile
Rick - I used the identical set-up as Bill's on our old C22. (I don't have a jib downhaul on "This Side Up" 'cos it has a double-track head foil). The only addition you might consider is a small fairlead fitted by the forward shroud base to ensure that the line stays on the deck and not at "trip level".
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Rick Heaverly 86 C25 5382
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Response Posted - 03/18/2002 :  18:12:49  Show Profile
bill & derek,

thanks for the info sounds simple enough. i thought i would use one of the old halyard i just replaced. two weeks to SPLASH.

Rick Heaverly


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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 03/18/2002 :  18:34:57  Show Profile
Rick - that may be a wee bit too thick! I used 3/16" line (less windage) and also ran it down thru' the jib hanks - it appeared to give the line a better pull direction.
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Response Posted - 03/18/2002 :  18:54:31  Show Profile
Running it through at least a couple of hanks is a good idea for minimizing flopping under sail--I did that on ours. The line can be very small--it needs practically no strength, and it doesn't take much of a pull, so it won't cut into your hands. A couple of fairleads or small blocks on the stanchion bases will keep the line from being under foot--the same way as my roller furling line current runs back. I found it was best to attach the down-halyard to the topmost hank. If you attach it at the head of the sail, it can pull the headboard over sideways so you lose the alignment of the pull, which can make it tougher to get down (unless you keep the hayard tensioned as you do it).

Dave Bristle, 1985 C-25 SR-FK #5032 "Passage" in CT

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Rick Heaverly 86 C25 5382
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Response Posted - 03/19/2002 :  06:22:01  Show Profile
derek & dave,

thanks again for your insight. running 3/16 thru the hanks makes a lot more sense.

Rick Heaverly
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Response Posted - 03/19/2002 :  20:29:02  Show Profile
I run the downhaul aft to the cockpit through the stancion bases. Works great and no problem with tangles.

Ray Clift
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