jib luff tension

bgrothues

New Member
Hello all,

I purchased new sails from S. Finkboner (which are great) for my 1984 14.2 and I noticed on a day of decent winds the jib luff pops somewhat violently. This is mostly due to boat wakes and my rig is fairly loose, but I'm wondering if it's too loose and the popping action is damaging the sail. Any words of advice?
 
Hopefully that is the issue. I wouldn't think the mast should be rattling around that much. Tighten the rigging a little and give that a try, just experiment with the tension and see if that works. At worst the jib may be incorrectly cut.
 

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