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ftlauderdale16
 Post subject: Jib Fluttering...
PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:12 pm 
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Hi! I just got back from sailing my 14 Turbo! Great afternoon!

II'm trying to figure out why the job flutters so much? I have the jib as low as it can go on the roller furler, and I have the mast raked back quite a lot.
It's the original sail from 1983, so maybe it's just blown out?

Any thoughts?

Thanks! :D

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 Post subject: Re: Jib Fluttering...
PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 7:36 pm 
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ftlauderdale16 wrote:
It's the original sail from 1983, so maybe it's just blown out?

That's more than likely your problem, but the basic problem is that the leech doesn't have enough tension. The only way to change that is to change the angle of the jib sheet so it pulls more down than back than it does now.

But I doubt if there's enough adjustment to take care of a 30 year old sail's blown out leech.
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 Post subject: Re: Jib Fluttering...
PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:59 am 
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Thanks Matt!

I'll look at replacing it in the coming months... :)

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Often a sail maker can recut an old jib and that might fix the fluttering
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PostPosted: Thu May 16, 2013 12:25 pm 
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Often a sail maker can recut an old jib and that might fix the fluttering


If you go this route, have them add a leech line. This can be used to 'calm' the leech with an adjustable tension.
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