ohbarryrose
New Member
We are very new to this, but have discovered an issue you might be able to help me with.
We rig at the dock, and our jib has the plastic device that twists and hooks around the front stay, I guess it is called.
But when we get out on the water, two or three of the plastic things come undone, and we're left with the jib flapping in the wind. My wife typicaly can reach the bottom two that come off, but cannot reach the top one. She wants me to handle the rudder, so I'm not allowed to move around a lot.
Is there some trick we can do at the dock to keep it on the line?
We have now been out three times on our own, and my wife is actually starting to like to sail. I'm having a blast. Thank you for any suggestions. The boat is relatively old. I'm told the real teak dates it somewhat, if that helps anyone realize what model I'm talking about.
thanks
We rig at the dock, and our jib has the plastic device that twists and hooks around the front stay, I guess it is called.
But when we get out on the water, two or three of the plastic things come undone, and we're left with the jib flapping in the wind. My wife typicaly can reach the bottom two that come off, but cannot reach the top one. She wants me to handle the rudder, so I'm not allowed to move around a lot.
Is there some trick we can do at the dock to keep it on the line?
We have now been out three times on our own, and my wife is actually starting to like to sail. I'm having a blast. Thank you for any suggestions. The boat is relatively old. I'm told the real teak dates it somewhat, if that helps anyone realize what model I'm talking about.
thanks