Typhoon jib rigging

[Jeff Hoffman]

Hello,

I recently bought an early Typhoon day sailer (hull #2), and it came with no documentation or owner's manual. I am uncertain as to the best way to run the jib sheets. Every way I have tried has some problems. My current approach is from the jib, around the blocking on a track aft of the cleat, then around the winch, then through the cleat. However, the sheet has to come around a 90 degree turn on its way into the cleat because of the location of the cleat vs. the winch. Any advice would be most welcome!



jeff@symsoft.com

[Greg Lutzow]

Jeff;

The two forward tracks are used for the working jib. You generally don't need to use the winch for the working jib, just gloves. The two tracks aft of the cleat are used for a Genny. It does indeed make a sharp turn into the winch. In the 22 years that I have owned my Tyhpoon Weekender, there has never been any problem with the way the sheets are run andI have only just last year replaced my original track car and block and that was because the spring broke that held the block upright and off the teak. See the URL below.

Greg Lutzow
TYW/CEFALU III
CD25/being rebuilt
Sarasota, FL

Hello,

I recently bought an early Typhoon day sailer (hull #2), and it came with no documentation or owner's manual. I am uncertain as to the best way to run the jib sheets. Every way I have tried has some problems. My current approach is from the jib, around the blocking on a track aft of the cleat, then around the winch, then through the cleat. However, the sheet has to come around a 90 degree turn on its way into the cleat because of the location of the cleat vs. the winch. Any advice would be most welcome!

[Peter Guerrero]

Hello,

I recently bought an early Typhoon day sailer (hull #2), and it came with no documentation or owner's manual. I am uncertain as to the best way to run the jib sheets. Every way I have tried has some problems. My current approach is from the jib, around the blocking on a track aft of the cleat, then around the winch, then through the cleat. However, the sheet has to come around a 90 degree turn on its way into the cleat because of the location of the cleat vs. the winch. Any advice would be most welcome!

I'm not sure I completely followed what you are doing but simplicity, generally, is not a bad approach, especially since it allows for quick uncleating in a pinch. I simply run my sheets around the outside of the shrouds and tie it off on the large cleats mid cockpit. I've had a little wear on the sheets at the shrouds but nothing major. I almost never use the winch on the jib sheets as they are easily handled in almost all weather except winds over 20MPH, in which case you probably want to reduce your jib size anyway and begin thinking about reefing the main.



pfguerrero@aol.com