JC Strap+ Inhaul pics are up!

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Ross B

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go check out blog, and tell me what you think!

i wanna hear it!
 
I think it's a pretty good idea. It would really be useful in Lake Sailing, but not for anyone in my area.


I definitely want to see the finished product though.
 
Good on you for trying something different, but... it looks a little over complicated for what would be very little gain. Perhaps post some pics of it working on your boat?
 
those are up next, ill get there, its a process

im going to try and do it on an upcoming weekend, and hopefully when my wrist isent killing me, and my doc says its ok, ill be able to sail and ill try it

dont be afraid to go out there and try your own, or make mock ups of your own, or propose different designs

how would you do a JC Strap, or JC Strap + Inhaul?
 
could you explain to me how you think its over complicated, and how it could be simplified?
 
You can simplify a couple of things, also making it cheaper:

No bow block. Tie one end of the bungee to the bow eye. Use a single length of bungee that runs full circuit through the sail clew eye, then hooks back on the bow eye.

Replace the carbo's with a piece of 3mm spectra with two loops tied in it for guides either side of the boom. The spectra can be either taped or run through a saddle rivetted to the boom to stop it sliding while under load.

Saw my wallet flash before my eyes with all those carbo blocks...:eek:
 
i'm still trying to understand the optimum conditions that this j-c strap is intended? this would be only useful during downwind legs in wind conditions of 0 to 5 mph? and it's just to assist in keeping the boom out at 90 degrees as your heeling and working the boat downwind. any other conditions (winds over 5-7mph), it would be rendered useless because the bungee would not overcome the pressure. No upwind, no reaching. am i missing anything else?
 
I am still unconvinced. The only occasions where I have seen this kind of strap used (solos) It was useful to keep the boom right against the shroud on light downwind legs. This allows the helm to change direction and heal without worrying about the sail coming over.

We have an unstayed rig (no shrouds) and can let (or push) the boom out to ninety degrees or more, allowing us to balance with windward heal if we wish. I am no expert sailer but I can still manage this with ease. I can see that it would be far harder to achieve this light air balance if the boom was restricted by a shroud.

Also on an unstayed rig the length of the bungee would have to be carefully adjusted not to pull the boom too far forward of the mast or do we counter this with mainsheet tension?

Perhaps there is a reason why this kind of strap is only seen on stayed, single sail rigs. Finn, Europe, Solo.....

Or have I missed the point (again)
 
"Also on an unstayed rig the length of the bungee would have to be carefully adjusted not to pull the boom too far forward of the mast or do we counter this with mainsheet tension?

Perhaps there is a reason why this kind of strap is only seen on stayed, single sail rigs. Finn, Europe, Solo....."


you can set the tension you like on land, but you would counter it with the mainsheet, the sail would always be out, its like sailing in 20, but in 10 and less, and this is exactly why its usually only seen on una rigs, no shrouds to deal with


"Saw my wallet flash before my eyes with all those carbo blocks..."


your wallet shouldent be hurting too much, the Harken 29mm Carbo Tri-Lite's are only $14.45 through APS, compared to $19.84 for the rear boom block, and $18 for the forward, and I used a Ronstan 20mm Single, that runs for $8.40. THe Carbo blocks are cheaper compared to the laser boom blocks, and in fact I would be all for replaces the Laser blocks with the Harken 29mm Carbo Tri-lits, but thats another thread for another time....

"You can simplify a couple of things, also making it cheaper:

No bow block. Tie one end of the bungee to the bow eye. Use a single length of bungee that runs full circuit through the sail clew eye, then hooks back on the bow eye.

Replace the carbo's with a piece of 3mm spectra with two loops tied in it for guides either side of the boom. The spectra can be either taped or run through a saddle rivetted to the boom to stop it sliding while under load."


The bow block is there for a purpose, for the bungee to turn, if you tied on end to the bow, and ran it throug the carbos, and throud the clew and back, it would just be turning through the clew, and i would not want all that friction back there, and it would just be messing with it, much easier to do it on the bow, plus there is the saftey issue, it much easier to unhook it from the sail, and quicker, then having to go forward at the bow.

And I use the carbos instead of spectra because of less friction, i had thought of spectra, its a bit cheaper, and it could certinly be done that way and probably work, but its not how i would do it.

I'm basically taken a proven system from other boats, and applying it here, its works on Finns and Europes, and I believe it will here too, no need to change an allready proven system( the wheel works, so lets not move to triangles) and it is relatively cheap, just have faith guys


"i'm still trying to understand the optimum conditions that this j-c strap is intended? this would be only useful during downwind legs in wind conditions of 0 to 5 mph? and it's just to assist in keeping the boom out at 90 degrees as your heeling and working the boat downwind. any other conditions (winds over 5-7mph), it would be rendered useless because the bungee would not overcome the pressure. No upwind, no reaching. am i missing anything else?"


I'm think 0-12 knots, and it would only be useful downwind of course, to help keep the boom out, slow down gybes a bit depending on how strong your bungee is

just have faith guys
 
The more I see about the JC Strap, the less convinced I am about it.
However, from the picture it looks like the shock cord is running from the aft end of the boom to the bow. Thus the shock cord would be lower then the boom which would make life interesting when tacking or gybing. The pictures of the other class using then showed the shock cord attached around the same point on the boom as the kicker - keeping the shock cords largely out the the crew's way. Unsure what would happen if the dagger board was raised a bit - need to see it on a boat first.

However, I think it would help a lot (as those using it will still be prating around trying to rig their boats as I cross the start line).

Ian
 
tacking should be fine, it first comes to the boom at the first mainsheet blocks and goes through the carbos crosses under the boom and hooks on to the clew of the sail and acts as a inhaul, so the inhaul is the same as it usually is, just longer: it goes from the clew of the sail to the front of the boom blocks

if you wanted to just do a JC Strap, you would just stop it at the boom block
 
I'm not going to go into great detail here because I can see you want this JC strap, so you should probably just get out and do it and not worry about opinion.

Cost wise, in NZ, your design would be between $140 - $170 (with two clew hooks)

This could be reduced to $11 by redesigning it so it isn't an inhaul.

I do not support an 'advance' that dumbs down the fleet. Roll gybing and gybing at speed are worthy techniques to be learned. You don't need a JC strap for that. It's silly enough we a vang so pwerful that it has surpassed the intelligence of the guy pulling on it.

You shouldn't have any problem with the wind holding out your boom in over 5 kns.
 
the hell do you get 140-170?

2 carbo blocks: 14.45 X 2 = 28.90
3 pack of small SS hooks at home depot: 3.00
Ronstan 20mm Single: 8.40
Estimated length of 20 feet of 3/16 bungee at 0.79 a foot= 15.80
some small ass piece of line to tie ronstan block to bow: call it 2.00

grand total: 58.10

or 79.4948 NZD


how the hell did you get 140-170!!!!!???????:eek: :eek: :confused:

things can be cheaper, this is just an estimate of what i did, instead od using the carbo block, you can do loops with line, or use Ronstan 20's, if things go right with the rules, it would be up to you
 
the hell do you get 140-170?

2 carbo blocks: 14.45 X 2 = 28.90
3 pack of small SS hooks at home depot: 3.00
Ronstan 20mm Single: 8.40
Estimated length of 20 feet of 3/16 bungee at 0.79 a foot= 15.80
some small ass piece of line to tie ronstan block to bow: call it 2.00

grand total: 58.10

or 79.4948 NZD

My quote used all 29mm carbo blocks and harken clew hooks.

Lets try again as per your above recipe:

2 carbo blocks: $36 x 2 = $72

3 x S hooks: Harken brand @ $23 each = $69

or

3 x No brand, but marine grade (“home depot” type stores here often have low grade s/s items that spot) @ $3.50 each = $7.00

Only need two hooks really, and I’m not going to argue over $3.50, though an official standardised Harken kit would cost much more as we see.

Ronstan 20mm single: RF20101 (ball bearing) $20.75 or RF575 (1” single) $10.15

20 feet of 3/16” bungee: 6.67m metres @ $2.40/m = $16.00

We use metric here so our bungee is .25mm thicker than 3/16” at 5mm diameter. 20 feet works out at 6.67m so I’ve calculated than exactly for comparative purposes even though some stores will not sell part of a metre.

Small piece of line for tying on blocks / eyestrap and rivets to stop blocks sliding: $4.00

Totals:

$109.15 No brand hooks, RF575
$119.75 No Brand hooks, RF20101
$171.15 Harken hooks, R575
$182.50 Harken hooks, RF20101

Like I said, exchange rates have nothing to do with values. This is the price if you went to the store today and got them in NZ.
 
well dandy for you, sounds a smidge expensive in NZL compared to the US!:D

but I guess its all relative, im assuming a sail is a bright penny more than ours?

but you dont have to do it my way, you could tie it off to the clew: no need for hooks!

could do spectra loops instead of Carbos: no need for carbos!

it could be made as cheap or as expensive as you want, this is just how ive done it, and how i think it should work

lets see how you guys would do it! lets see some pics, some diagrams, some pics of it rigged! i know im not the only tinker-er out there! lets see/hear it!
 
You don't need the two boom blocks. Make it simple!

If this works, it will give you an advantage. Do we want a boat that is easy to be sailed, or do we want a boat that is challenging and creates better sailors, who manage to keep the boom out without a bungee, even in really light air?
G
 
george w.f. I'm right with you...

I want my class to be challenging. I want to be challenged in all conditions I sail in. If I wanted a point and shoot machine then I'd sail catamarans or even worse, I'd just own a motorboat.
 
Hi,

I sail in finn and laser too, and I founded difficult and annoying, to sail the laser in very light wind dw without the JC Strap. The JC is a very important part of the finn. Am I allowed to use a JC strap in the laser during the regattas? Is it legal? It's important for me, I used to sail with it in the finn.
 
Maybe you guys should consider racing Lasers.

The object is to assemble a fleet of 100% equal boats and then each sailor can test his / her skills agains the rest of the fleet of those 100% equal boats.

Lasers Don't have lots of nifty fittings found on some other boats.

Laser Sailors simply try to bring the same toys so we can play the game we play.

For over thirty years, this formul has worked well.

Maybe you would like to join us and play the successful game we have been playing for the last thirty years.

I would gladly be the first to welcome you.

NO!!!! The other 180,000 of us are not interested in spending money and time purchasing new stuff so we can come play with you.

You are a special person. We all are special people. Nobody is that special!!!

Your proposal would cost over a million dollars to fully institute.

We have lots of better uses for a Million bucks!

Try joining the rest uf us in the very successful game!!

Sail a Laser
 
nice..., but there are much more bigger differences between the "100% equal" boats, than the JC...
 
Totals:

$109.15 No brand hooks, RF575
$119.75 No Brand hooks, RF20101
$171.15 Harken hooks, R575
$182.50 Harken hooks, RF20101

. This is the price if you went to the store today and got them in NZ.

So. We have a game that works fine. In fact it is the best and most popular sailing game in the world.
A few individuals want the rest of us to change the game so their particular tastes can be better accomodated.

Let's asume there are actually 1000 of you who really really want to use the JC device.

if we allow the device, all the rest of us will have to go get one so we can compete with 100% equal boats...which is the onbject of laser sailing...

If half of us, about 100,000 sailors build and install the devices at the least expensive prices quotes above.

Your request will cost the rest of us over $10,915,000

I am certain those who love Laser sailing can do better things for our game with $10,915,000
 
I agree with gouvernail, this is how the laser is, if the change dosn't vastly improve the sailers experinece with the boat at a reasonably cheep prize, or makes the class cheeper it's really no use changeing.

Sure, the laser formula has it's flaws, it can easily lead to certain things beeing vastly overpized, which we can obviously see =P. Another issue is of course how there is only one kind of mast so the sailer has to change his weight to fit the mast, instead of changeing the mast to fit his weight (of course this only applies to sailers on a quite high level).
There are many issues like that, but it seems like in general people consider the advatages of the laser idea bigger than the dissadvatages.
If you don't, buy a finn =p
 
can understand advantage of JCstrap on a Finn where mast at deck level somewhat constricted - but on most lasers the mast at deck level is free to move somewhat. In most cases the rig becomes very stable running by the Lee in a laser because of this. Unless you have a particularly narrow mast tube at deck level is it really needed / an advantage????
 

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