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Re: what about a roller jib?
By:Mark Kanzler
Date: 8/10/1998, 5:41 pm
In Response To: what about a roller jib? (Brian C.)

The spools that copper wire comes on are about right for furling jib spools. Large fishing leader type swivels (bearings) will allow the forestay / halyard to spin.

> Now if I could just come up with a cheap roller jibs, I thought
> about a fishing spool and an aluminum tube, with appropriate size
> line of course.

Messages In This Thread

Anyone else building a CLC SailRig?
Brian C. -- 7/31/1998, 1:39 pm
Re: Anyone else building a CLC SailRig?
NPenney -- 8/10/1998, 7:48 am
Cheap sails? where?
Brian C. -- 8/10/1998, 11:06 am
Re: Cheap sails? where?
Mark Kanzler -- 8/10/1998, 5:16 pm
Re: Cheap sails? where?
NPenney -- 8/10/1998, 2:29 pm
Forgot to ask about the edge treatment
Brian C. -- 8/10/1998, 8:32 pm
what about a roller jib?
Brian C. -- 8/10/1998, 5:27 pm
Re: what about a roller jib?
NPenney -- 8/11/1998, 6:40 am
that roller is for the main sail
Brian C. -- 8/11/1998, 6:48 pm
Re: Roller Reefing
Mark Kanzler -- 8/12/1998, 10:27 am
Re: Roller Reefing
NPenney -- 8/12/1998, 2:18 pm
Re: Roller Reefing
Mark Kanzler -- 8/12/1998, 3:57 pm
Re: Roller Reefing
NPenney -- 8/13/1998, 11:56 am
Roller Reefing just for Jib - Batwing mains'l
Brian C. -- 8/12/1998, 2:00 pm
Re: what about a roller jib?
Mark Kanzler -- 8/10/1998, 5:41 pm
Re: what about a roller jib?
Mark Kanzler -- 8/11/1998, 1:04 pm