New Jib Sheets

[ropetrick]

I was told years ago that sheets and halyards should match the sail material. What's the point of a sheet that stretches if the sail won't. Low stretch sails get low stretch line

That makes way too much sense.

 

[miahmouse]

I'm not sold on this whole low stretch idea

Why not?

I read somewhere that a dynamic line allows the sail to give a little when pounding and reduces shock loads saving hardware, running rigging and extending the life of your sail-

I thought the idea of using the new dynamic lines was to absorb and store energy. As wind velocity goes up and down that energy is absorbed and released creating a wider upwind groove and a higher percentage of time on target speeds.

 

[USA190520]

The groove created is so wide, those that are using it are now referring to it as "the crack"

 

[jsaronson]

Why not someone who isn't out to bust balls?

http://www.apsltd.com/line-resources

 

[CrushDigital]

Because this is SA?

 

[warbird]

Once you have your sail shape set, strech from an increased load changes your sail shape exactly opposite of what is needed.

 

[Suijin]

Why on earth would you care about low stretch jib sheets on a Hanse 37? That makes no sense to me.

My favorite jib sheets for a cruising boat are mega braid. Wonderful in the hands, don't kink, and they look cool.

 

[Suijin]

I was told years ago that sheets and halyards should match the sail material. What's the point of a sheet that stretches if the sail won't. Low stretch sails get low stretch line

The logic behind that is likely that if you're spending a bomb on the latest low stretch sails, then buying low stretch line for the sheets is like a rounding error in terms of cost.

Low stretch sail material improves the usable service life of the sail in terms of maintaining it's designed shape. Low stretch line does not add to that longevity. Of course incremental performance will be better, but on a Hanse 37 the difference is going to be negligible unless you're racing.

 

[USA190520]

All bullshit aside- go with endurabraid-

Relatively cheap, relatively low stretch- pretty much run of the mill sheets for 40'ers-

Splices easily, tapers well, holds up well, has a decent feel and grips well-

 

[Spin Echo]

Samson MLX, still significantly cheaper than other high performance lines, yet gotta nice feel to them. I got them for spinnaker sheets and love them.

Endurabraid is great, just more expensive.

VPC, is good value, but too stiff for jib sheets. I got them for halyards, also very happy with them for that purpose.

 

[SMBReno]

I was told years ago that sheets and halyards should match the sail material. What's the point of a sheet that stretches if the sail won't. Low stretch sails get low stretch line

My North Sails rep in San Francisco noted that the new 3Di sails have so little stretch that there were some gear failures because of the sheet loads. Not saying that low stretch sheets aren't recommended, just that I wonder if the instantaneous loads on fittings might increase with these sails.

 

[shaggy]

I'm not sold on this whole low stretch idea

I see what you did there..... Only on spin sheets... streachy = good......

Edit: after reading the entire thread I realize i missed it by a couple days..... Nothing to see here, carry on.....

 

[silversailor]

I'm about to order my new dynemma cored genoa sheets (Novabraid Argus). I will attach them to the clew with a soft shackle. Some have suggested splicing a loop at the middle of a long single sheet vs two sheets with eye splices at the end. Your thoughts re single sheet vs two separate sheets? This is for a 37' boat, kevlar genoa, racing Lake Michigan.

 

[SloopJonB]

Why on earth would you care about low stretch jib sheets on a Hanse 37? That makes no sense to me.

My favorite jib sheets for a cruising boat are mega braid. Wonderful in the hands, don't kink, and they look cool.

Nylon sheets?

I slept on some of those in a rental in London - God they were horrible.

 

[Islander Jack]

Recently I bought my first Mylar sail (from Craigslist). Two minutes after raising it my halyard parted.

 

[glowmaster]

I like the Samson Control DPX dyneema. Upsize a little. It is strong fuzzy and cheap.

 

[Irish River]

How often do you change headsails during a race? Keep it Simple. Have two sheets and a change sheet.

 

[jerryj2me]

I'm about to order my new dynemma cored genoa sheets (Novabraid Argus). I will attach them to the clew with a soft shackle. Some have suggested splicing a loop at the middle of a long single sheet vs two sheets with eye splices at the end. Your thoughts re single sheet vs two separate sheets? This is for a 37' boat, kevlar genoa, racing Lake Michigan.

sounds like a great idea until you have bound and fouled/over-ride sheets that need to be untangled-cut-whatever when things go wrong. Two separate sheets allow both ends free on the lazy sheet and the freedom to re-run or untangle-whatever.

 

[overdraft]

+1 for control DPX... i have it on my mainsheet and it flows well, has a comfy hand to it and is easy to spice cuz its a single braid... -1 for MLX which i have on a spin halyard and i find it very stiff

 

[Overbored]

+1 for control DPX... i have it on my mainsheet and it flows well, has a comfy hand to it and is easy to spice cuz its a single braid... -1 for MLX which i have on a spin halyard and i find it very stiff

what size are you using? saw some 1/2" control DPX and it looked like it was 3/4" or larger in actual size.