I'll third the sentiments of Marek and Kevin. I have a Stack Pack/Lazy Jack
set-up and it is really nice equipment, but if I had it to do over again I
would probably just get the lazy jacks and save the money for the pack.
My lazy jacks turn on blocks on the spreaders and the lines then run to turning
blocks at the base of the mast and then run back to the cockpit. So the jacks
can be loosened from the cockpit and allowed to dangle near the mast when
raising the main/sailing and then pulled tight when it is time to lower the
main. They also have the option for someone to go forward and clip them down.
Graham YoungS/V Spellbound1981 C&C 32
On Friday, December 2, 2016 3:47 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
btw. it is enough to move “away” (to the mast) only one side of the lazy
jacks for hoisting the main. If you move the starboard side, you steer a bit
off the wind (wind from the port bow) and the sail does not touch them. Marek
From: Kevin Driscoll via CnC-ListSent: Friday, December 2, 2016 15:10To:
cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Kevin Driscoll Subject: Re: Stus-List Short handed
sailing; sail selection I concur with Marek. I have a stack pack and would
personally prefer a simple set of lazyjacks and a traditional mainsail cover.
On the 42' boat I race on, we keep the lazy jacks "away" forward by the goose
neck. Therefore, when raising the main they do not get in the way of the
battens. Before dropping, we deploy the lazy jacks "Up" drop the main, and deal
with flaking and sail ties back at the dock. The lazy jacks are put "away"
again before we put the sail cover on. I follow roughly the same procedure on
our boat with our stack pack. I personally never understood people trying to
raise their batten'd main with the stack pack or lazy jacks deployed. 2 out of
3 times you are going to catch at least one batten and potentially damage your
main or at least cause unnecessary chafe/wear. It is possible to set up lazy
jacks with bungee and lines led to the cockpit for those with reduced mobility
or the lazy among us. I wouldn't find it necessary unless I were hoisting and
dousing the main multiple times in a day, say as in a charter situation where
you were taking people out every few hours. Two cents. KevinPDX
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