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2009年2月2日 · On the other hand, two bowlines tied to the jib sheet can sometimes get hung up on a stay during tacking. Using a long jib sheet attached with the one, much smaller knot (described below), can lessen that problem. ONE CONTINUOUS JIB SHEET KNOT (sorry no photos.) 1. Measure the entire length needed of, say the port jib sheet.
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2009年5月11日 · My sheet is only 80 feet long, (sail is 350 square feet, 135 RF) and I have been using the Larks head for the last 5 racing seasons. It takes a good deal of effort at the end of the year to unlock the knot from the clew. I never had it slip at all, I have seen bowlines become undone during a races, I would say at least one every couple of seasons.
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2009年11月23日 · What kind of knot are you using now? The usual knot for genoa sheets is the bowline. Easily made, easily opened. Sometimes, if you experiment with the size of the loop, you can reduce the amount it hangs up on the shrouds. We had the same problem, so I went to a single continuous sheet that simply loops through the clew and back around itself.
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2009年1月23日 · For years I have used a double length jib sheet.The center of the sheet is pushed through the clew and the two ends pulled through the bight then pulled tight.Doesn't catch on mast hardware when tacking and reduces the weight on the clew in light weather.I leave it on the sail when folding it .Requires re running the sheets for each sail change ...
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2007年8月15日 · On My cat i have a short piece of line tied to the leach with a larkshead. the line is then tied to the sheet block with a bowline. this makes the double purchase jib sheet shorter. On the 33 the sheets are 5/8" and I use the tylaska ( old sparcraft ) press lock shackles spliced on. they never hang and are very light weight.
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2015年2月8日 · The only cleat up front on my Edel is a centre mounted cleat about 4 ft back from the furler. If I don't tighten up the loose jib sheet as the FIRST step in preparing to tack then guaranteed that loose sheet will get hung up on the cleat. The only way to get it off is to to forward. I then have the problem of the bowlines hanging up on the stay.
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2014年5月3日 · Sweet! About a million ways to fix my problem. Gonna go with the solutions that don't require a new one piece jib sheet, for now. I'm digging the one piece jib sheet with the cow hitch, but for now, gonna take the cheap way out. Try some different knots and work on my timing. Going out Thursday, calling for west winds 10-15. Perfect.
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2003年9月22日 · One minor point on sheet sizes, sheets are rarely sized by the breaking tensile strength that they will subjected to, even on raceboats. In most cases, sheets are sized to minimize stretch, be reasonably easy to handle, to provide adequate grip for winches, cleats and stoppers, and to provide some safety factor once a bit of chafe has occurred.
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2006年7月27日 · So it all clear now, "X" use 2 sheets with two bowlines, "Y" use one sheet with Larkshead/Cowhitch, "Z" use whatever works with one sheet or two sheets, and an extra line for loosening snags (if they happen), all connected to a headsail clew with a kitchen-maid knot. If you're not familiar with the KM-knot ask a 3-4 year old to tie a knot.