Pearson Boats - Common Systems > Standing & Running Rigging and Fitting/Tuning
Jib Car replacement
SailRxSin:
--- Quote from: rnebergall on August 24, 2021, 11:04:54 AM ---I am not near the boat just now, and I don't have anything that shows the whole setup. Take a look at the picture of Zufrieden on the Parts page of this web site. From that you can see the headsail and the sheet running aft. The picture below, taken on the same day, shows the winch and cleat. You just can't see the turning block, but you can see the sheet running back toward the block, and returning to the winch, finally cleated. The block is actually a foot block. I probably should not be calling it a turning block.
Hope this helps. I will be at the boat over the next couple of weeks. I'll snap another picture and post it as soon as I get back home.
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Very interesting and thanks for posting! Yes, look forward to more pics.
selene:
I actually installed a pair of turning blocks aft of the cleat. I use these to control the spinnaker.
Basically the spinnaker sheets go though a block on the track (so I can adjust the angle of attack), then back to the turning blocks near the stern, and then across the cockpit to the winch on the other (windward) side.
Although this configuration sounds awkward, it works well - I installed it after looking at a number of different boats with a similar setup, as Selene was not originally rigged for a spinnaker. It means that the person flying the kite is on the windward side of the boat, opposite the kite, where they have good visibility and can manage things more easily.
It also separates out the jib sheets and the kite sheets. Sometimes I blow the tack, other times I unfurl the jib to blanket the kite (asym) before socking it. The person flying the kite is on the windward side, unfurling the jib is on the leeward side. Has to be done with care to ensure the furler does not interfere with the spin halyard, though. I got into a right snarl once...
rnebergall:
At last, here is the winch/cleat/turning block arrangement on Zufrieden. The turning block is not as far aft as my initial post on this subject suggested. Works very nicely, for me anyway.
selene:
Yes, looks similar to my setup, except that I don't have a cheek block just a regular block slightly further aft, which I use for the spin sheets.
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