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Bortiquai
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Initially Posted - 02/02/2010 :  16:32:58  Show Profile
I've been single handling more often and I really think i would appreciate a jib downhaul. Especially since it seems like it should be a pretty cheap addition.

My question is, how do you rig the downhaul up the headstay. what's the best way to connect it to sail head? I have visions of the downhaul line getting in the way, or tangling up, etc...

I plan to lead the downhaul aft with a block on the stem fitting, and then use stanchion mounted blocks to lead it to the cockpit so it stays off the deck.

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Matt
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Even Chance
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Response Posted - 02/02/2010 :  17:20:05  Show Profile
Matt, when I had a downhaul (I now have roller furling) I clipped a small carabiner to the top sail hank. I did exactly as you suggested -- a small block attached to the stem fitting with a snap shackle, then aft through stanchion eyes to a cleat on the stanchion near the cockpit.
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Bortiquai
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Response Posted - 02/02/2010 :  18:24:29  Show Profile
Did you weave the downhaul line through the hanks of the jib or anything? Or just run it alongside the sail?

Thanks for the reply
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Response Posted - 02/02/2010 :  19:03:29  Show Profile
On another boat, I ran it through just a couple of hanks to keep it from swinging around. You an use very small rope--there're no load or stretch issues.
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Even Chance
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Response Posted - 02/02/2010 :  20:32:28  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 Bortiquai</i>
<br />Did you weave the downhaul line through the hanks of the jib or anything? Or just run it alongside the sail?

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Just alongside. Worked fine.
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Response Posted - 02/02/2010 :  21:08:49  Show Profile  Visit Unsinkable2's Homepage
I ended up winding mine through a few hanks - not too many or it can bind. When it wasn't run through the hanks I had trouble with it getting slack in high winds, and I was worried it might get tangled somehow rendering the downhaul useless.
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 02/02/2010 :  21:53:01  Show Profile
Use 1/8 to 3/16 line, tie it to the jib halyard shackle if it has a cross bar or to the thimble if you have a wire to rope halyard. Then thread the line through the top two hanks on the sail. Run it through a block at the bow and back through blocks attached to the stanchion bases to a cleat at the cockpit. Easy to do and almost no drilling. You'll need about 58-60 ft of line. Leave the line attached to the halyard and it allows you to store the halyard right there by the forestay ready to use the next time. No more securing the halyard to the lifelines, bow pulpit, or at the mast.
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Response Posted - 02/03/2010 :  07:50:31  Show Profile
I found (again, on a different boat) that tying it to the head or shackle caused it to pull the head sideways, causing the topmost hank to bind when dousing. That's why I tied it to the top hank. YMMV.
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