Re: jib boom

hushnel (hushnel@bellsouth.net)
Thu, 22 Jul 1999 07:08:25 -0700

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Hello Jim,
I've seen the jib boom used for self tacking, the sheeting of which I
don't understand but imagine port and starboard being of equal lengths. You
are limited in the size of your jib in that the boom needs to clear the mast
and the deck.