Working Jib for D35 ketch

[Dave Witham]

I am trying to find the dimensions for a working jib for a D35 ketch. The jib that came with the boat was shredded, but had a 10′-8″ foot and 31′ luff and was on a jib boom. If I decide not to use the jib boom, what are some common dimension for a working Jib?

[Rainbow]

I can get the dimensions of my working jib by the weekend. You can also look up Bacon’s Sails in Annapolis. Their website used to have a list of dimensions for a lot of boats.

[Rainbow]

I measuredmy working jib in the basement last night, so these are approximate measurements.
Luff is 34 feet 10 inches
Leef is 33 feet 8 inches
Foot is 10 feet.
The sail was made to be loose-fotted, attaching to the boom at only the tack and the clew. I have used this sail without the jib boom as I have removed the boom from the boat. Using the sail this way is not ideal as i have not made the appropriate adjustments o sail track to handle the sail.
The working jib and genoa on the boat when I bought it in 1993 were made by Hood. They were not full hoist sails. The ones I have now were made by Housley and are full hoist, although they do not tack to the deck. I have pennants that bring the tack to the height the tack would be if the original jib scheme was being used.
John

[Dave Witham]

Thank you John, I really appreciate you taking the time to provide these dimensions! Would you be so kind as to provide a description of how the running rigging of the original jib boom was set up? I have two pad eyes on deck and a bail on the underside of the jib boom, but the rigging was not on the boat when I bought it.

thanks again!

Dave

[Rainbow]

Dave,

The starboard padeye is fitted with a single block having a becket.
The port side padeye has a single block only.
The boom bail has a double block fitted to it.

Rigging the jib sheet starts with attaching the sheet to the becket with an eye spliced into the sheet.

The sheet is then run through one sheave on the double block over to the port single block.

After running the sheet through the single block, it is then run back through the other sheave on the double block and then through the single block on starboard.

Finally the line is run down the side of the cabin through fairleads to the sheet winch.

John

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