How To Fit Jackstays?

[TQA]

I have a fixed sprayhood with the mainsheet traveller fitted just in front of the hood and at the moment just clip on to anything handy if I need to go forard with a harness on but I realise that this is not ideal.

What is the best layout for jackstays with a sprayhood. At the moment I am thinking of one or maybe two close to the centre of the boat running from the front of the sprayhood to the front of the boat and a separate line set up to slide on the jackstay and coming back to the cockpit around the sprayhood.

From the cockpit I would first clip on to the sliding line and once forward of the sprayhood would need to shorten the line somehow, maybe a second loop in the sliding line that I could clip into.

Mr google did not come up with anything useful for me so over to you guys and girls.

[Gladrags1]

When I fit jacklines on Mandolin, I run jacklines made of flat webbing down both starboard and port deck walkways. I cleat it at the forward cleat and stretch it to a cleat towards the middle or back of the cockpit. That way I can clip on while in the cockpit, climb out and walk anywhere forward without removing the tether. I would think that a centerline jackline would cause too many snags.

Tod

[TQA]

Originally Posted by Gladrags1

When I fit jacklines on Mandolin, I run jacklines made of flat webbing down both starboard and port deck walkways. I cleat it at the forward cleat and stretch it to a cleat towards the middle or back of the cockpit. That way I can clip on while in the cockpit, climb out and walk anywhere forward without removing the tether. I would think that a centerline jackline would cause too many snags.

Tod

Using the set up that you describe what would happen if you were to fall against the lifelines? Could you go overboard? I am thinking that If I can keep the jackstays central and the tether short then if I fall I can not go over the side either by going over or through the lifelines.

I still have to go round the sprayhood from the cockpit and that will be an issue.


At the moment once I am at the mast I clip on to a mast mounted fitting with a short tether and can work in safety, it is getting to and from the mast that worries me a little.

I am just wondering if there is a simple solution that "everybody" knows except me.

[Gladrags1]

Alot depends upon the setup of your individual boat. My setup works for me as if I am going forward, I would be going on the high side. If I fell, my jackline would be farther away from the leeward jacklines than one centerline. My feeling is that you want to keep the jackline as clear as possible so the tether runs freely and you want to reduce the number of places where you have to unclip and move to a different jackline to continue your movement forward. Additionally, you want to keep your personal center of gravity low to the boat so you don't want to be stretching out to clip on to a jackline far away. Unclipping to clip on to the mast to do some extended work there makes sense as well if needed.

By spearguns, are you talking about windshield?

I would keep the jacklines low and close to the cockpit so you can clip on easily without stretching, keeping your personal center of gravity low to the boat.