Okay... I've been sailing for years, but I've just bought my first Hobie 16. It's a '78 model. Problem is the jib will not clear the mast when changing tacks ( gets hung-up on the mast and halards).
Any body have this problem and how do I know if the Mast is raked too far aft?
T. Michael
Not a clew
Sounds like everybody has the jib hangup problem at the beginning. Take a look at the thread
Question from main forum about jib hangup
on the next page of threads for more detail. I think it's from about a week ago.
i got a roller furling jib for my h16. i don't have a furler installed, i just hank the jib on like a regular jib. it works great but its not quite as fast as my stock battened jib which i save for racing. i also tapered the stock jib's battens to improve the jib's shape. this made them less stiff, so they tack a little easier. if you time the release and retightening of the jib sheets to coincide with when the jib 'wants' to blow by the mast you can usually get it to flow across. this doesn't work in light air. then you may need to pull the clew through.
Thanks, Wonder what the regular jib w/o the battens would do?
Not a clew
you can trim the battens if they are sticking out and catching.
a cleet on the side of the mast with the main halyard cliped behind it also aids in reducing the tendency of the jib to hang up on tacks.
the jib without battens works very poorly.
tom&nancy H16&H20 tulsa ok
I asked the same question a couple of weeks ago and the thing that worked for me was to tie the halyards back to the reefing gromet on the main sail. Good luck.
Chuck