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AADIVER
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Initially Posted - 06/23/2008 :  14:04:46  Show Profile  Visit AADIVER's Homepage
To release and stow my self-taking sheet(s), I attach 'em to the jib clew cringle with a swivel snap shackle:
Frank Farmer
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 06/23/2008 :  14:44:39  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Frank,
I'm pretty sure you can erase your duplicate post if you want to as long as no one has responded to it (hence my response here). Otherwise a moderator has to do so.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 06/23/2008 :  23:45:08  Show Profile
Frank, I remember when you got that idea from Simon. Sounds like you have carried it forward. Are you still using both sets of sheets (regular and self-tacking)? How is your experience with the self-tackers?
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AADIVER
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Response Posted - 06/24/2008 :  01:32:04  Show Profile  Visit AADIVER's Homepage
Works like a charm, Randy, but it has one limitation: the foot of the jib can't be sheeted tight; it has a light air bellow which tends to luff close hauled, so it works best off the wind. Still, it's ideal for single handing or with a landlubber crew
Yes, I keep both sheet arrangements installed. I added the shackle to remove self-tacking when not needed.
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