Full battens?

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Re: Full battens?

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Phil M wrote:
Highlander wrote:I have a copy of the Lazy Jack plan lay out with lengths & measurements for the :macm:

J 8)
An electronic copy that can be posted? :P
I have to copy it onto my laptop first !! :P
I will do :wink: & post it :)

J 8)
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Re: Full battens?

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That will be great Highlander :)
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Re: Full battens?

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ok I modified the original line lengths to fit my :mac19:
So not sure if these lines lengths I,ve written on the sheet r for the :mac19: or the :macm: I,ll need to check my boom length on my :macm: to see if it is the same measurement :(
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but at least u have all the other measurements for the fittings
when I sold my :mac19: I removed the L/J returned them to their original lengths & installed them on my :macm:

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Re: Full battens?

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Highlander wrote:ok I modified the original line lengths to fit my :mac19:
So not sure if these lines lengths I,ve written on the sheet r for the :mac19: or the :macm: I,ll need to check my boom length on my :macm: to see if it is the same measurement :(
http://s844.photobucket.com/user/TheHig ... i.jpg.html

but at least u have all the other measurements for the fittings
when I sold my :mac19: I removed the L/J returned them to their original lengths & installed them on my :macm:

J 8)
I flipped your drawing around and added a closeup if that helps....

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I used cloths line to determine what seemed to work best and then bought 'real line' and replaced the cloths line.

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I used SS rings where they used the plastic blocks because all my lines stay fixed length except for the one that turns at the mast and goes down to the cleats on the mast where I adjust the tension on all the lines.

The method shown in the pictures above is like what is on my Endeavour and you need the blocks as the lines are adjusted by the forward boom one, where there is a cleat. This wouldn't be as practical with a sail-pack as you would have a harder time getting to the cleat on the boom.

We made a sail-pack for the Endeavour and soon will be putting it on for the first time. I'm going to have to decide if I want to work around how the lines now adjust at the boom, as shown in the first two pictures above or change them around to how they are on the Mac (tied to the sail-pack and adjusted at the mast.

So one has to figure where they are going to adjust the tension on the lines, the boom or mast. On the mast means more lines coming down the mast, but will work with or without a sail-pack whereas I feel that adjusting on the boom will be more difficult with the sail-pack. If the lines are attached to the sail-pack as shown in the last picture above you are also controlling the sail-pack and making sure the sail drops right into it. This has worked very well on the Mac,

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Re: Full battens?

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Went out sailing today so took some more pictures of the lazy jack setup for those that asked. :wink:

https://goo.gl/photos/axanpMDZwqPVtufy6
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Re: Full battens?

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Awesome... Thanks Kadet :)
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Re: Full battens?

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Now I have no excuse not to install lazyjacks, unless I'm too lazy. :D
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