Need a pic of how the jib is connected...???

I know this is a very lame attempt at an explanation of what i'm looking for... sorry ;o( but i'm in need of knowing where the bottom jib connection is made? i went out this weekend with a friend and we rigged the boat but must have messed up the jib becuase it was getting cuaght on the mast... haha i know... not good. we rigged it on the top hole in the adjuster... but that is also where the forestay is....??? can some one send a pic of how the forestay and jib are rigged in order to not have a cluster of rigging going on? If someone could send me a pic of their set up of how the rigged the bottom connection? not the sheets... but the bottom fore side of the jib, how it connects to the adjuster plate???? sorry i'm really new to all this and don't know all the terms. thank you to anyone that takes the time to help me out...

By the way... i just bought an '82 hobie 16... and looking to get into sailing...

Tyson

Tyson, Your jib is going to get caught on the mast. Thats just the way it is with the 16. Not a problem if you have decent wind. It will generally pop it over. In light winds, you will have to help it over. You can also trim the jib battens so they stick out of the pockets by only 1/2 inch or so after they are properly tightened. Less likely to hang up that way. Also, you generally attach to the middle hole on the jib clew plate. On the adjuster end, use a shackle to attach the jib to the center hole of the adjuster plate. I don't have pics, but maybe you can get the idea. If am mistaken about something then someone will set me straight.

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hey, thank you... it just seemed like it was not right... but it was also light wind... mainly took it out to make sure things were "healthy" on the boat... just some reassurance more or less... thanks to both of you that replied... it helps...

good sailing...

Tyson

Love it! Photoshop or the real thing? I want a weather vane, pointy arrow thingy on my boat too!

Very much real. It's just a Windex Sport with a custom mount.

They're very common on bigger boats. I've found them to be much more sensitive than the Telo Cat or the orange plastic vane. I use it extensively sailing upwind, especially in light air.

The mounting post is bent in a vise (must use torch or it will break - don't ask me how I know), and a custom mount is fabricated out of a block of delrin. It attaches with a clevis pin and ring.

A Windex Sport will set you back about $40. They're pretty fragile and I've either broken or lost a lot of them in 36 years of racing. The new mount (delrin block) is much more robust than the old metal clip they used to use.

My tape from an old cassette set me back about... let me see now...$0.00 and is pretty effective at all wind speeds. I have the bridle fly with the red cellophane vane, but I am always looking at the old mylar tape and comparing the two.

I use tape, too. 8-track to be specific. Cassette tape is too skinny.

Tape I use downwind.

I use the Windex on my 14, 16 and 17.
14:

16:

17:

Hmm, I use the Telo Cat and it seems pretty darn sensitive to me. I couldn't imagine it being any more useful if it were more sensitive. I sailed (attempted, at least) in some fairly light winds earlier in the summer and it worked without fail. Of course I haven't sailed now in over 2 months because of no wind during the weekends......but thats another story.........

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'88 Nationals Blue
Hobie Alter Signature Model
Sail #11

Hobie Mirage Classic