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Active Jib downhaul rigging

Setup for my active jib downhaul and how to rig it. This is a 6:1 purchase system. All hardware is Harken 16mm micro blocks accept for the 22mm micro cheek block. All rigging is spliced Dyneema Amsteel or similar. The purchase end of the downhaul is 2mm. The halyard is 2.5mm. The forestay pigtail is 3mm. There are no knots in the system. All ends are brummel splice loop. Blocks are attached (luggage tag) or brummel spliced directly. The majority of the system is inside the zippered jib luff. The downhaul is buttery smooth and there is zero noticeable friction. The yellow double braid is just the halyard pigtail tender that I use to take the jib down(it is not part of the system).

Date: 07/18/2019
Owner: P.M.
Size: 7 items
20190716_092339

20190716_092339

The forestay halyard pigtail is spliced to the thimble. The black doublebraid cover is a sacrificial forestay cover. The white doublebraid cove protects the shrouds. The standing rigging is synthetic.

Date: 07/18/2019
Views: 542
20190716_084843

20190716_084843

The turning block attached to the forestay pigtail (orange). The (grey) is the jib halyard.

Date: 07/18/2019
Views: 477
20190716_085013

20190716_085013

The jib shackle that attaches to the head of the jib. The yellow double braid is removed to raise the jib. It is not part of the system.

Date: 07/18/2019
Views: 464
20190716_085107

20190716_085107

Attached to the other end of the halyard is a 16mm becket block. The smaller amsteel is the purchase end which reeves through the micro cheek block then back through the becket block sheave and then exits the jib and reeves through a turning block attach

Date: 07/18/2019
Views: 453
20190716_084911

20190716_084911

These is the bitter end of the purchase line. The bullet block is added after completing the reeving. Again, the yellow doublebraid is a temporary tender and is not part of the system. To this block is added the active double braid sheet that rigs to p

Date: 07/18/2019
Views: 504
20190718_141532

20190718_141532

This is a 22mm micro cheek block that is attached to the 10 hole forestay adjuster. The 2mm Amsteel line is reeved through this and then back through the becket block (which is inside the zippered luff (3:1). Then exits to turning block on spin pole rin

Date: 07/18/2019
Views: 537
20190718_140911

20190718_140911

The single 16mm micro block attached to the spin pole ring is used for turning the 2mm Amsteel 3:1 purchase line. The double block is used for the jib sheet. When the single block is rigged and tensioned it is in alignment with and parallel to the back

Date: 07/18/2019
Views: 519
 
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