If you are asking about Lazy Jacks, I made them myself twice (for the old boat and for this one). There are many designs, some more complicated than others.
I used a design that is very similar to what Harken has on their website. Depending on your preferences, you may want to design a system that can be moved forward when you are sailing, so no lines chafe against the sail. If you plan to make the jacks yourself, one word of advice – you will need _plenty_ of line (3-4 times the length of the mast, maybe more), so measure three times before cutting. Also, the more complicated systems offer serious advantages, but the system you build needs to be simple enough that _you_ will want to use it. Marek 1994 C270 Legato Ottawa, ON From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: January 27, 2021 20:25 To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: John Conklin <jconk...@hotmail.com>; CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> Subject: Stus-List Re: Strong track, lazy jacks, stack pack The Tides Marine strong track is very pricey and my system works fine without it. If I had a full battan main I might consider one. I am rigging lazy jacks this year to catch the main when I drop it. I expect I will need to alter the sail cover and instead, I'm considering buying or making a stack pack instead. Has anybody made their own or can offer advice on those? Chuck Scheaffer Resolute 1989 C&C 34R On 01/27/2021 8:11 PM John Conklin via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: I would love a tides track as 90% of my sailing is solo (About 250% more than last season) I can hoist the main on my 37 from the cockpit except for the final Only 1 block at. Foot of mast straight shot to winch. Issue I have is dropping and stacking solo amd why I really want the tides track too! But I was Quoted 3 boat $ bucks for that system so other priorities first :( John Conklin S/V Halcyon S/V Heartbeat
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