[frers-list]#4 or storm Jib

[Bill Thompson]

Thanks Ed,

True, all of my headsails, incl #3 are deck sweepers

Bill

William Thompson
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> On Dec 13, 2013, at 1:05 PM, Edgar Smith <edgar@geomatrixproductions.com> wrote:
> 
> Bill:
> 
> You would need to be sure to find a jib with a clew cut high enough to that the sheeting angle reaches your jib track or else put a short wire tail on the clew to provide to project the sheeting angle aft. A storm jib should have a high cut clew to keep breaking waves from loading up the sail, whereas #3s are often deck-sweepers. I'd discuss it with a sailmaker first.
> 
> Ed
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