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[quote=texastuma][quote=shortyfox]I'm home with covid for a few days.  Too bad because the afternoon sailing weather is perfect.  I'm 73 and have heart issues but I'm optimistic that I'll make a full recovery.  I want to take this opportunity to address an issue that's been bugging me for a while.

I bought a new jib in 2018 and I noticed the foot flutters when close hauled.  It really bothered me.  So, I took two 5-inch pieces of small batten material and put them on the foot at a 45-degree angle with 2-inch-wide sail repair tape.  It fixed the problem but now after 5 years the battens are poking through the sail tape, and it has to be redone.  It's a sticky mess.    Even though it works, I'm an anal-retentive knit picker and I didn't get them quite parallel, it looked kind of hack and has annoyed me for years that I didn't do a better job.  I'm going out probably later next week (if I'm well) and use the bottom hole on the clew plate.  I can compensate by elevating the tack little but I have feeling this will put me back where I started.  If I go back to the battens, would it be more efficient to have them at 90 degrees to the foot and perhaps get away with one?  The other thing is, I could just go to a sailmaker and have the hem tightened up or even have a "foot line" sewn in.  I know that might be best but I'm really cheap, but don't mind spending the money if that's a far superior way to do it.[/quote]

Hope you recover quickly to get back on the water...

I had a jib that did the same. I added a foot line. Get some 2mm line and run it through the bottom seam. You can use a hot knife (or substitute) to make a clean cut. Stitch the front, or tie it to the tack webbing or grommet. For the aft, have the foot line exit a couple of inches before you clew grommet; loop around the grommet and tie back on itself. You will not need much tension, maybe 1/2" or so.[/quote]

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