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It is a track that the jib slides up. It is designed to reduce windage and usually has two tracks allowing you to hoist a smaller foresail while still keeping the other in the air. You can then lower the other (or "peel") the jib.
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Is it okay to get a jib furling sail that is one foot shorter on the luff and on the foot than the size recommended for a Rhodes 22 sailboat?
Yes you can use a jib that is short on the luff and the foot. You won't catch as much wind so you will sacrifice some speed but it will work.
How do you install a sail on a flexible furler?
I have a CDI furler on my jib and this is what works for that rig. If the plastic 'foil' is not installed yet you will have to release the bottom of the jib stay. Be sure to use a halyard in place of the stay to make sure the mast doesn't fall while the stay is disconnected. The foil slides over the jib stay with the integrated halyard roller on top. Attach an extra length of line to the halyard and tie the ends to the deck to avoid losing them aloft. After the foil is on, attach the stay to the roller drum which is attached to the jibstay chainplate. The furling line should be fully wound up around the drum. Attach the head of the sail to the halyard end that is on back of the foil i.e. the side with the sail track and loading slot. Attach the tack of the sail to the shackle on the drum. Hoist the sail while feeding the luff rope of the sail into the foil's sail track and then secure the halyard to the tack shackle. Pull the furling line and the sail will roll up on the foil.
When was Brian Luff born?
Brian Luff was born in 1957.
When was Luff Award created?
Luff Award was created in 1940.
When was Enid Luff born?
Enid Luff was born in 1935.
When was Troy Luff born?
Troy Luff was born in 1969.
When was Yehoshua Luff born?
Yehoshua Luff was born in 1902, in Russia.
What on a sailboat are jib sheets?
The jib's sheet controls the angle of the jib (sail) to the wind. It is attached to the lower end of the jib that is farthest aft.
What nicknames does James Jib Brown go by?
James Jib Brown goes by Jib, and Papa.
When did Yehoshua Luff die?
Yehoshua Luff died on August 19, 1985.
What has the author Debra Luff written?
Debra Luff has written: 'Decline to renaissance to.....?'
When was Peter Luff born?
Peter Luff was born on 1955-02-18.
