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Subject: [world-cruising] A serious question re Jack lines
From: Brian and Elaine Timmins (timmins@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sun Feb 09 2003 - 07:44:22 EST
Hi Group,
If I may insert a real question between eating dogs and guns on
board..........
We are preparing for our first real off shore jaunt from New York to
Bermuda and back in June / July this year. I realise that this is probably
the calmest weather period, but we are preparing for the inevitable storm
(and hoping to miss it). Part of my preparation is to rig Jack lines on
board for the first time in almost thirty years of sailing. I've sewn loops
on both ends of a run (~35') of 1" tubular webbing. I installed them by
taking one loop through the open base of my bow cleat and then over both
horns of the cleat. I ran the webbing down the flush foredeck, next to the
pilothouse and across the cockpit deck to my stern cleat. There I connect to
the cleat the same way as the bow cleat and have to stretch the webbing to
fit it over the horns. I thought it would be tight, but once it is
installed, there is enough "slack" that the webbing can be picked up off the
deck about 2', about 1/3 of the run forward of the stern cleat.
Never having rigged or used Jack Lines before, my question is, Is this
OK or do they need to be tighter? I've always tagged off on the lifelines on
my other boats previously. This boat has too many stantions, too closely
spaced to feel comfortable doing that, besides the general knowledge that
it's not a good place to tag off to.
Comments or suggestions anyone?
My boat is a Landfall 39 cutter (no not the C&C). It's a heavy
displacement, full keel, double ended, traditional design.
Thanks,
Brian S/V Calico Jack
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