[Bruce3966]

Well I am almost done buying stuff for my P165. Just ordered a 30" high 5' foot long bimini I will mount on 2 foot tracks on the side of the coaming allowing me to move it forward over the companionway if needed (or aft if wanted This will only be used during anchoring or a the slip relaxing. Now I need to order a jib bag. I really don't feel like just laying the job on the deck every night while relaxing or sleeping so here are my questions:

Is it fine to stuff a jib just for the night but flake it before leaving for the week? I have heard both sides of stuffing and I also see poeple leaving their jibs stuffed for the week while gone.

Are all jib bags alike? I see some for 60 bucks on eBay that look pretty nice but not sure.

 

[PaulinVictoria]

Stuff it for short term. Get the right size bag and all will be good.

 

[Sailormon6]

It doesn't take much more time or energy to flake it than it does to stuff it, so I would (and do) flake it. Leave it attached to the forestay, pull it aft along the gunwale, flake it down, fold it in thirds, and bag it. If I do a good job, it's good to leave like that either overnight or for a week or two. I like to keep the crispness in my sails as long as possible.

 

[rikhall]

In my group there are those who say "Always stuff it" and some who say "Always flake it". SO - I agree - stuff overnight and flake when you go away.

If you need to measure how big it is for the stuff it Jib bag, stuff your jib in a great big heavy duty tuffy black garbage bag, and measure.

Rik

 

[Barquito]

Well I am almost done buying stuff for my P165

That is funny.

 

[SHNOOL]

That is funny.

Oh yeah - ^This

 

[aloof]

If your jib is so rag-like that it can be stuffed into a sailbag don't you think it might be time to buy a new one? But to answer your question: bundle the sail neatly along the toerail or lifelines until you either re-hoist or fold it properly.

 

[Bruce3966]

Well I am almost done buying stuff for my P165

That is funny.

I should have added "This month I'm done done buying stuff". . I've owned many powerboats so I understand why that was a funny remark.

 

[Jeff_H]

I would only stuff a sail if it was very old and completely shot, or if you are not concerned about shorting the life of an otherwise perfectly good sail. Modern sailcloths contain fillers and are heat tempered which is a process which tightens the weave improving the stability of the flying shape of the sail, and extends the useful life of the sail as well. Two things greatly shorten the life of the fill/tempering; Flogging, and crimping of the cloth.

Flaking a sail tends to prodce a comparatively small percent of folded cloth relative to the overall area of the sail and minimizes the amount of tight crimps. If you have a hank on jib, or even a sail that is in a foil, then flaking the sail is relatively quick and easy to do. (Perhaps quicker than stuffing) and helps preserve the life of the sail. I only flake my sails and usually do so, often single-hand, on the drop. I also use a sail bag, which is a custom version of a 'body bag' type sail bag. I typically buy my sails with a sail bag meant for a larger sail, open the seam of the bag and install a zipper in the seam. I then sew on straps wrapping around the two sided of the bag that create a handle from both sides of the zipper to carry the sail and to attach clips that allow me to clip the sail to the rail.

Jeff

 

[knuterikt]

Have sail covers like this become unfashionable

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