[C320-list] Attaching jib sheets

[Pat Moriarty]

I have tried a hammer and vise-grips and still can't get my sheets 
off the 135 but much less hang up with the single line. I also used 
the lighter 8mm on the 150 so you don't anchor the clew in light winds.

Pat #130

At 09:36 PM 6/4/2008, you wrote:
>I did as OD did and bought a one piece sheet and passed each end thru the
>loop and that was that. I have a 150 and the sail does not catch on the
>shrouds as the bowlines did. You will need a fid to remove it though, as it
>becomes quite tight.
>
>Monte
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Hare
>Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 8:34 PM
>To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Attaching jib sheets
>
>We've been using bowline since we got the boat.  No problems, but then we
>have a 135 genoa.
>
>Our bowlines have about a 5" loop so they don't tend to make a big knot
>right at the clew.
>
>-Jeff
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Denny Browne
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>To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Attaching jib sheets
>
>You can put a 2-3" eye splice in the jib sheet and pass the line through the
>clew, then through the eye splice and back to the turning block. There's a
>right and left version of this that will be obvious when you do it. One way,
>it hangs up on the shroud, the other way it doesn't. The only down side to
>this is that you can't change jib sheets without a lot of aggravation
>running the tail all the way forward, but it is cleaner.
>
>Denny Browne
>T: 310-383-9810
>F: 310-316-0154
>denny at dennybrowne.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Chris Burti
>Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 4:31 PM
>To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Attaching jib sheets
>
>Bowline...no problem catching...might be a timing issue. Try sheeting in a
>little slower as the boat powers up.
>
>On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 5:46 PM, warren updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > How are people attaching jib sheets to the jib?  I've been using a
>bowline;
> > but, don't like it as it tends to catch on the shrouds on a tack.  I'm
> > thinking about an anchor bend (fisherman's bend) and seizing the bitter
>end
> > to the working part.  Any better ideas?
> >
> >
> > Warren & Pattie Updke
> > Catalina 320, #62, "Warr De Mar"
> > Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
> >
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>Chris Burti
>Farmville, NC

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