Jib sheet placement
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c14_Jim
Sailing on Shelter Bay
I wondered that too...
They go on the outside. It does limit that angle the jib can be trimmed to, but that is a concession many dinghies have inherent to their design. The optimum setting of the foresail is about 18 degrees (C.A. Marchaj--"Sailing Theory"). If you put it inside the shroud it would be like moving your fairlead all the way forward to that point.
They go on the outside. It does limit that angle the jib can be trimmed to, but that is a concession many dinghies have inherent to their design. The optimum setting of the foresail is about 18 degrees (C.A. Marchaj--"Sailing Theory"). If you put it inside the shroud it would be like moving your fairlead all the way forward to that point.
RC14A
Member
No silly questions
Remember there are no silly questions .
if you put it on the inside you will have some ugly sailshape as you let it out on a reach or run downwind .
Jim , you sound like the experimenting type, why dont you set up a barber hauler on your Omega and find the perfect angle for your boat . We did it on my buddies Hunter 170 which has no jib track
also moving the jibtrack forward increases jib angle of attack .
Have fun!
Rob
Remember there are no silly questions .
if you put it on the inside you will have some ugly sailshape as you let it out on a reach or run downwind .
Jim , you sound like the experimenting type, why dont you set up a barber hauler on your Omega and find the perfect angle for your boat . We did it on my buddies Hunter 170 which has no jib track
also moving the jibtrack forward increases jib angle of attack .
Have fun!
Rob
FIBI
New Member
cotter rings
Steve, remember to place the cotter rings on the shrouds on the inside as the jib sheets are on the out side of the shrouds. I made this mistake my first year with the boat and after the jib sheet fouled the cotter ring (as I had them both on the outside) the pin popped out of the bottom of the shroud and I almost had a demasting. Luckily the pin fell on the seat and I was able to get it back in before the mast pulled the mast step off. Anthony
Steve, remember to place the cotter rings on the shrouds on the inside as the jib sheets are on the out side of the shrouds. I made this mistake my first year with the boat and after the jib sheet fouled the cotter ring (as I had them both on the outside) the pin popped out of the bottom of the shroud and I almost had a demasting. Luckily the pin fell on the seat and I was able to get it back in before the mast pulled the mast step off. Anthony
c14_Jim
Sailing on Shelter Bay
I agree and..
I agree the rings should be on the inside. I had to turn mine around when the jib sheets caught on them. I also put black electrical tape around them so they were smoother and would not come out accidentally.
I agree the rings should be on the inside. I had to turn mine around when the jib sheets caught on them. I also put black electrical tape around them so they were smoother and would not come out accidentally.
c14_Jim
Sailing on Shelter Bay
circumstances, factors, conditions....
It is a fun thing to consider and research. That is why there are so many good articles on sail trim. I used to obsess with such things when I was younger and raced Lightenings. But because sea state, wind conditions and such all affect how you want to shape the jib, and where you want the draft and twist, I doubt there is a "perfect" angle of trim for the jib for all conditions. I have never been a champion sailor
, but when I have sailed with some who are the one thing I notice is that they keep changing things to keep the boat moving, sometimes trimming for power, sometimes for speed, and sometimes for pinching.
It is a fun thing to consider and research. That is why there are so many good articles on sail trim. I used to obsess with such things when I was younger and raced Lightenings. But because sea state, wind conditions and such all affect how you want to shape the jib, and where you want the draft and twist, I doubt there is a "perfect" angle of trim for the jib for all conditions. I have never been a champion sailor
, but when I have sailed with some who are the one thing I notice is that they keep changing things to keep the boat moving, sometimes trimming for power, sometimes for speed, and sometimes for pinching.
c14_Jim
Sailing on Shelter Bay
Rob. Can you open these files I attached? Thanks, Jim
RC14A
Member
I don't see them Jim .
Rob
Rob