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Home Forums Search Trailer Sailor Roster Chandlery Events Classifieds Resources About TSBB SBO Sites	Instructions/FAQ | Rules & Etiquette | Edit Profile | Forum Login View Thread | Post Response | Return to Index | Read Prev Msg | Read Next Msg | Keeping the boom level Posted By: Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA Date: 2/10/10 12:14a.m. Report: outside forum guidelines In Response To: Boom Angle (pic) (Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA) Actually, if I use the full 4 ft range of my towel rack, I can keep the boom almost horizontal for a very balanced downwind configuration with the reefed sail. The towel rack boom-to-mast installation is fairly simple, but it requires eliminating the sail rings, so I installed a sailtrack on the boom with slides and shackles in place of the Sunfish sail rings. That allows mounting hardware (towel rack, jiffy reefing, outhaul, lazy jack, etc.) anywhere on the sides of the boom. I still use sail rings or ties for the sail luff-to-yard attachments.

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Lazy Jacks on a Lateen Rig -- Manny Rubin -- 2/2/10 5:51p.m.

Lateen-Lazy... -- Charley P14#729 -- 2/2/10 7:31p.m.

Lateen Rig -- Manny Rubin -- 2/3/10 11:23a.m.

Lateen rig addition. -- Manny Rubin -- 2/3/10 11:27a.m.

Lateen reefing -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/3/10 1:47p.m.

Harry, one question... -- Bill Nolen, P-15 Babe -- 2/3/10 3:02p.m.

Sorry, I was writing "luff" when I meant "leech" -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/3/10 6:14p.m.

Harry, never under estimate how confused I can become! -- Bill Nolen, P-15 Babe -- 2/3/10 7:02p.m.

Mine is not a true lazy jack -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/3/10 9:49p.m.

My thanks to...Manny, Charley, & Harry! -- Bill Nolen, P-15 Babe -- 2/4/10 7:21a.m.

Harry...Bill -- Dan Phy -- 2/4/10 8:01a.m.

OK! A Question for Dan & Harry.... -- Bill Nolen, P-15 Babe -- 2/4/10 9:27a.m.

I'm not answering, but am curious... -- Charley P14#729 -- 2/4/10 8:05p.m.

The original Potters had only 72 sq ft -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/4/10 10:30p.m.

I'm not #2 -- Dan Phy -- 2/5/10 9:08a.m.

More on lateen reefing -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/5/10 12:05p.m.

More -- Dan Phy -- 2/5/10 1:22p.m.

It's a double ended canoe -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/5/10 2:16p.m.

Oceanic proa. -- Mike Westfield,webmaster-potter-pod.com&potter-yachters.org,Henrico,VA -- 2/6/10 5:10a.m.

sorry everybody, just trying to get my profile -- Neal Fennell P19 #1661 Victoria BC -- 2/6/10 10:06p.m.

Reef cringle locations -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/4/10 10:22p.m.

Thanks Harry. -- Bill Nolen, P-15 Babe -- 2/5/10 6:56a.m.

my lateen reef points are a problem... -- John Madill WWP15 Mackinac Dreamer -- 2/8/10 10:10a.m.

Att; John about reefing. -- Manny Rubin -- 2/8/10 8:09p.m.

Using your reef grommets. -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/8/10 11:18p.m.

Harry, that is great information and great illustrations! -- Bill Nolen, P-15 Babe -- 2/9/10 7:50a.m.

thank you gentlemen..... -- John Madill WWP15 Mackinac Dreamer -- 2/9/10 11:23a.m.

Att;Harry-Angle of the boom when reefing Lateen -- Manny Rubin -- 2/9/10 5:31p.m.

Boom Angle -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/9/10 11:58p.m.

 Keeping the boom level   -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/10/10 12:14a.m.

Attaching Lateen Sail -- Manny Rubin -- 2/10/10 8:52p.m.

John: When I said "Manny," it should have been "John." -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/16/10 10:47a.m.