Setting up club jib

[Mike]

I recently purchased a 30 ketch. The club jib was removed and replaced with a 140 roller furler. Although this sail is great I would like to set the club up again for single handing and do not know the original sheet set up. A diagram would be helpfull if anyone has one or could draw one up. Thanks in advance



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[Neil Gordon]

I have a CD28... if the club jib sheeting is the same, it's as follows:

The jib sheet attaches to a port side fitting, on the cabin top. The sheet then runs through a block on the end of the jib boom, then through a stbd side block on the cabin top. From there, the sheet goes back to the cockpit, to a winch and cam cleat on the cabin top.

Regards, Neil
s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167



neil@nrgordon.com

[Chris]

Mike - The description listed by Neil is the same as my CD330 with one modification. The line passes through a block mounted on the track. The line begins secured to the port end of the track, rises up through a block on the club end, back down to a block mounted on the track, then back up to the club end block and down to a block on the starboard end of the track. The whole system looks like an inverted "W" with double lines in the center. From here the line proceeds to along the coach roof and is secured around a single speed winch and clam cleats also mounted on the coach roof. The track block can be secured or allowed to travel freely by the use of track locks. This also allow the sail to be pulled to one side in the event you wish to heave to.



- : I recently purchased a 30 ketch. The club jib was removed and replaced with a 140 roller furler. Although this sail is great I would like to set the club up again for single handing and do not know the original sheet set up. A diagram would be helpfull if anyone has one or could draw one up. Thanks in advance

[Olli Wendelin]

I have the club jib rigged on my 1977 CD30 ketch. It makes for easy tacking and no jib sheets in the cockpit. Apparently the newer manuals do not show this. I have a 1978 and 1981 manual and they both show this rigging. The club jib is rigged the same as the mainsheet, at least on my boat.

The sheet starts at a padeye on the stbd side of the coachroof. It goes to a double block on the boom. From their to a single block on the traveler. Then back to the double block on the boom. Then to a single block on the port side of the coachroof. From there to a winch beside the companionway hatch. It then finishes with a jam cleat.

The manual specifies 7/16" line, just like the mainsheet.

Olli Wendelin
BLUE MOON
Charleston, SC



wendelin@spawar.navy.mil

[Neil Gordon]

>>The track block can be secured or allowed to travel freely by the use of track locks.<<

I see. On the 28, there is no track... so the sheet just goes from the padeye, to the boom and then to the stbd side block and back to the cockpit. To back the jib, you'd have to secure the boom to windward with a preventer of sorts or using some sort of stopper knot to prevent the boom from traveling along the sheet to leeward.


Regards, Neil
s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167



neil@nrgordon.com

[Mike]

My boat #27 (1977) came from the factory with a roller furling settup on the club. Would your manual have this diagram in it. I have all the original hardware and sail.I am curious how the sail pulls off the furler and is led back as well. Thanks for your response.

Michael Stephano
MIA XAPA
CD 30K #27
Onancock, VA



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[Fred]

Mike,

Checked my CD-31 yesterday. It has roller furling on the club staysail. Because the single staysail sheet is attached to the boom, not the sail, it has an outhaul which is used to unfurl and maybe adjust the staysail. This outhaul starts at the clew of the sail, runs to a ablock on the aft end of the club then forward to a block near the gooseneck and, from there, aft to the cockpit. Quite a lot of complication for one small sail:furling line, sheet, and outhaul.

When ever I buy new sails for the boat I may consider going to a non furling staysail, stow it in a stay-mounted bag and reserve the roller furing for the jib.

Let me know how you make out.

Fred
Astrea
CD-31

My boat #27 (1977) came from the factory with a roller furling settup on the club. Would your manual have this diagram in it. I have all the original hardware and sail.I am curious how the sail pulls off the furler and is led back as well. Thanks for your response.

Michael Stephano
MIA XAPA
CD 30K #27
Onancock, VA

fnav@digital.net

[Olli Wendelin]

No roller furling is shown in my manuals. I remember seeing a diagram on one of the rigging or sailmaker web sites. perhaps it was Harken?

Olli Wendelin
BLUE MOON
Charleston, SC



wendelin@spawar.navy.mil

[Mike]

Thanks, this all starts to make sense as I look at the bag of parts. I think I've got it.
Thanks to all



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