Using genoa as a jib?

[Highlander]

Leon
There is no perfect (all-in-one) solution.

Oh yes their is
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See Ya J

[jjan]

Hi All,
Thanks again for the insight and various opinions all of which have been noted. I think I will stick to the genoa that is on offer as it is in with the deal I got and because a jib will be cheaper than a genoa to buy in the future if needed. I have also opted for a new Honda 90 four stroke based on comments I have read on this forum and also because at present the Honda 90 is around the same price or cheaper than many major brand 60HP engines due to the deals in Canada, hard to believe I know, but true.
J

[Kelly Hanson East]

JJan - you should know that changing the sail on a furler (as opposed to hanks) is a pain and not something you will want to do every day, for example.

[delevi]

Leon
There is no perfect (all-in-one) solution.

Oh yes their is

Well John, Your MacCutter is A solution, but not a perfect one. You are dragging around all those furlers while using only one. I know, I know, you can use more than one but I'm sure on a very light day. That's a lot of additional weight aloft, tons of additional lines hardware, spaghetti, etc. Certainly a viable solution, but not perfect for all. Consider that racers make headsail changes as need vs. adding forestays and furlers. Perhaps a good cruising solution vs performance, but I would gauge the convenience of having any size headsail at your disposal at all times (extremely cool, no arguement there) to all the extra rigging lines, weight and rigging time. I'm currently evaluating the same with all my mods vs. the hassle of rigging them and having the full-time spaghetti. So far, the mods are winning out, despite the former comment.

Just some sailing philosophy.

fair winds,
L.

[John Christian]

JJan - I see your Sailing St. Clair, The Genny will be fine. I sail the south western end of Lake Erie and rarely do I need to furl the genny. When the wind gets that high Erie or St Clair will too be choppy to be out in anyways.

Added benefit to Genny, In light winds you can troll for Walleye with only the headsail, adjusting the furler to get you right at that perfect trolling speed. Add a cheap downrigger and you'll be filling the freezer!

JC

[SkiDeep2001]

JJan - you should know that changing the sail on a furler (as opposed to hanks) is a pain and not something you will want to do every day, for example.

KHE, my new genoa is still in the bag along with all my new lines. I have instructions for CDI sail changes but I still haven't figured out how to tighten my forestay. On a scale of 1-10 how difficult is changing from worn jib to new genny? I know I have to do it, just curious how much time/frustration may be involved. Rob

[Kelly Hanson East]

To tighten forestay, remove the sail (makes it easier) first.

- remove tackline
- untie forestay halyard from CDI plastic drum - attach a messenger line to this since it wont reach the deck with the sail down
- Pull sail from luff groof (sail unfurled of course)

Now remove the pin from the CDI extrusion that is on the narrow piece (circlip, then pull pin out)

Now the whole furler will slide up the plastic extrusion so you can access the turnbuckle under the plastic to tighten/loosen forestay.

****You should inspect this at the beginning of every sailing season to make sure your turnbuckle is securely pinned in place. You could make a good argument to safety wire the turnbuckle to protect from thread stripping failure, which will let your mast fall....

It takes about an hour to change sails - it can be faster but I give myself an hour in case I run into problems. Much easier with a crew member on the halyard and one to feed the luff groove.