Dousing sock halyard block set up?

[Shane anthony]

Hi, my M doesn’t have anything to pull up a dousing sock and was looking through the owners manual and did see the picture of it but am still unclear as to the most trouble free way to rig it. Is it a small block hooked to the center of the jib bar on the mast? With a length of rope up and down or something more? Sorry for the rookie questions but I’m trying to figure out many things just to begin to get started sailing. Thanks

[LordElsinore]

Is this for a dousing sock for a spinnaker? Or something you're trying to do for something else?

When I added a spinnaker a couple of years ago, I bought some things from Blue Water Yachts that are made specifically for our boats:

Block, tang, sheet, cleat kit: https://shop.bwyachts.com/product-p/3810-1m4.htm
Spinnaker sleeve (dousing sock): https://shop.bwyachts.com/product-p/3809-1v4.htm
Blocks for the sheets and attachment for the tack: https://shop.bwyachts.com/product-p/3806-1v4.htm

I also have their bowsprit: https://shop.bwyachts.com/product-p/3805-1m4.htm

Not sure if I'm misunderstanding the question - I've never heard of a dousing sock for a jib or genoa for example, (mine is on a roller furler) but maybe that's something you're asking about?

[Shane anthony]

Is this for a dousing sock for a spinnaker? Or something you're trying to do for something else?

When I added a spinnaker a couple of years ago, I bought some things from Blue Water Yachts that are made specifically for our boats:

Block, tang, sheet, cleat kit: https://shop.bwyachts.com/product-p/3810-1m4.htm
Spinnaker sleeve (dousing sock): https://shop.bwyachts.com/product-p/3809-1v4.htm
Blocks for the sheets and attachment for the tack: https://shop.bwyachts.com/product-p/3806-1v4.htm

I also have their bowsprit: https://shop.bwyachts.com/product-p/3805-1m4.htm

Not sure if I'm misunderstanding the question - I've never heard of a dousing sock for a jib or genoa for example, (mine is on a roller furler) but maybe that's something you're asking about?

Sorry my mistake, I meant headsail cover (jib sock). Thank you for the reply.

[Russ]

Ah yes, the jib sock.

I had one with my standard furling jib that had no sun protection cover. BTW, Dacron sails deteriorates VERY quickly with UV light.

My dealer used the jib halyard to haul it up. I don't know how your setup, but my furling jib is not hoisted via a halyard, it is on a track with its own internal halyard to install/raise it.

Just below the mast hound for my forestay is a block attached to the mast for the jib halyard. This is what was used to haul the sock up over the jib.
I hated that sock. It worked great for its purpose (protect the sail from UV) but was such a hassle to raise and it would flap in high winds shaking the mast.

I eventually had a sunbrella sun protector sewn into the sail.

Take a look at your mast where the forestay attaches to the mast.

The manual shows a shackle that appears to be attached to the mast hound with the stays (see below). Mine isn't like this. Mine has the shackle attached to the mast with screws. It MUST be higher than the furler else the halyard would tangle when the furler spins.

I hope this helps.

[LordElsinore]

ah, that makes sense. Yes, the UV sock for the jib. I do have one of those that I use with my jib, just like Russ described - a block screwed into the mast that was originally intended for the jib halyard, but I don't make use of a jib halyard outside of the one integral to the furler. So I use that one for the jib sock.

My jib sock supposedly has places for lines to go in like a shoelace in a shoe (criss crossing all the way up it) so that it can be cinched to reduce the flapping. But I haven't gotten around to putting those lines in...I really should try it