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jib uphaul

Postby ktm500mx » Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:40 pm

I am in the process of re-rigging my boat and looking for the current thoughts on the jib uphaul?
the current one with the elastic gets snaged sometimes. all comments are welcome.
thanks mIke
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Re:topping lift

Postby ktm500mx » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:24 pm

I had a brain fart it should be topping lift not uphaul.
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Re: jib uphaul

Postby Rick West » Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:56 pm

It is safe to say in this string by that said in the other one, that tension of the topping lift used on my rigs is a .012 stranded wire. This was tested in 2007 and all rigs converted the following season. It has served me well.

The bungee and bowsie is a complication first and an increase in drag on the vertical second. This is mitigated when fashioned on the boom but still a complication to fashion. The wire is simple and low drag when the adjuster is on a slider on the boom; clean, aerodynamic and stable. Line flys when the boom is lifted, wire tends to coil.
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Re: jib uphaul

Postby Chuck Luscomb » Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:03 am

Mike,

Mine is like Ricks. The adjustment is along the jib boom rather than in the vertical section like yours. Keeps the windage down and helps prevent snags. Not saying it does not happen from time to time for me but it happens a whole lot less.
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Re: jib uphaul

Postby ktm500mx » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:17 am

thx for the posts thats why you ec12 guy's are the best.
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Re: jib uphaul

Postby greerdr » Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:55 pm

I have used the boom elastic but now prefer a 6" piece of elastic mounted low on the topping lift with double half hitches.Granted more windage, but quick and easy to adjust.
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