Lazy Jacks

Posted By: Craig D, Suncat, "Cattitude", Finger Lakes
Date: 7/13/08 7:06a.m.

Report: outside forum guidelines

In Response To: Lazy jacks (pic) (Charlie, SunCat, Beaufort, SC)

Hi Charlie, If your Sailcare 'jacks are like mine,there is a set of eyepads on the boom about 2/3's aft. The lazy jacks attach to these w/a nylon snaphook when deployed. I simply attached a 4'length of shock cord to the nylon hook along with a small carabiner hook. The extension passes through the eyepad and has a stopper knot at the end. To tighten the system, pull the extension until you can hook the carabiner on the eyepads(one one each side of the boom) and voila', the jacks are tight and you have two shock cord "tails" which can be wrapped around the sail to act as a quick sail tie once it has dropped into the lazy jacks. Will try to take a series of pix to show details. The ones I took yesterday didn't show well.

Messages In This Thread

New Suncat name and I'm off to the North Channel -- Rahn Lawton (2 Hobie Adventure Islands and a Suncat again) -- 7/10/08 1:16p.m.

suncat name -- bob -- 7/10/08 6:38p.m.

Fairwinds! -- Craig D, Suncat, "Cattitude", Finger Lakes -- 7/11/08 5:54a.m.

Lazy jacks -- Charlie, SunCat, Beaufort, SC -- 7/12/08 11:23a.m.

Lazy Jacks -- Craig D, Suncat, "Cattitude", Finger Lakes -- 7/13/08 7:06a.m.

Post Response

Your Name:

Your E-Mail Address:

Subject:

Message

Is your topic political? If so, be sure you're posting in The Political Corner

Click here for help on smiley faces and formatting codes

If you'd like to include a link to another page with your message,
please provide both the URL address and the title of the page:

Optional Link URL:

Optional Link Title:

If you'd like to include an image (picture) with your message,
please provide the URL address of the image file:
You may upload a file to our server by clicking here.

Optional Image URL:

Please these four characters into the field below. Do not enter spaces, just numbers and letters.

Catboat Forum is maintained by SailboatOwners.com with WebBBS 5.12.