CD 25 Jib trim question

[Ryan Puckett]

My cd 25 is new to me. Yesterday we had some moderately strong winds. I had the 100% up. I could get niether the leech nor the foot of the jib to stop fluttering. I have adjusted the sheet cars into every different position. The port tack is the worst. The starboard tack was better after much adjustment of the sheet car. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong (before I beat my poor jib to death)?
Thanks,
Ryan
SV Sojourner
Chicago



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[Rich]

My cd 25 is new to me. Yesterday we had some moderately strong winds. I had the 100% up. I could get niether the leech nor the foot of the jib to stop fluttering. I have adjusted the sheet cars into every different position. The port tack is the worst. The starboard tack was better after much adjustment of the sheet car. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong (before I beat my poor jib to death)?
Thanks,
Ryan
SV Sojourner
Chicago

Trying to point to high on a beat? What happened when you bore off a bit?



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[bill willis]

My cd 25 is new to me. Yesterday we had some moderately strong winds. I had the 100% up. I could get niether the leech nor the foot of the jib to stop fluttering. I have adjusted the sheet cars into every different position. The port tack is the worst. The starboard tack was better after much adjustment of the sheet car. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong (before I beat my poor jib to death)?
Thanks,
Ryan
SV Sojourner
Chicago

Hi Ryan,
Do you have a furler or is your jib a hank-on? My set up is the original hank-ons: ('77)- a track for the genny and a single "eye", forward of the track, mounted on deck for the working jib (100%). With the sheet running through the single eye (this angle of jib sheet to sail should be correct for all CD25s)then back to the winch... even with my old original jib, she does not flutter. What I am saying here is there is no sheet cars and therefore no adjustment for the 100% jib on my CD25. (Only tracks I have are for genny.) Lots of variables here...but as you probabily know the sheet angle to sail is critical, as is proper tension on jib halyard.
Hope this helps,
bill



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[Don Carr]

Bill stated this correctly. The100% or a working jib should be sheeted inside the stays through the bullseyes on the deck fairleading directly aft to the winch. The tracks and cars on the toerails are for flying the genoa. This as Bill pointed out on the assumption you are 'standardly' rigged (i.e. hanked on foresail). From your description it sounds like you are luffing the sail from improper sheeting or pointing too high as was referenced in another post.

Don Carr



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