jib snorkel?

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Whats SOP with the snorkel?
had my boat out again last night and the back four inches of stitching between every panel blew out. I went and bought the snorkel but i'm a little perplexed as to how it is raised/secured? any help would be great (pictures are VERY helpful)

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Jack

when I used to keep my boat on a beach, I used the main halyard to raise the snorkel, zipping/clasping it as it went up. The bottom of the snorkel had a loop I shackled to the roller furler.

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Chris
'88 H18SE Arís

Lay the end of the boom on a piece of foam or a PFD at the end of one rear crossbar.
Disconnect the jib blocks, and furl the jib completely.
(If sailing solo, tie a short piece of old line around the centre of the jib to keep it tidy).

Grab the main halyard ring, and walk it round to the bow. (Outside the shrouds).
Unzip the snorkel, and rezip the head of the snorkel around the lowest part of the jib.
Attach the main halyard ring to the grommet(s) at the top of the snorkel.

This part is tricky, better if you get help from your crew....
Start to raise the main halyard, (which will raise the snorkel up the jib), and at
the same time, hold the zipper so that the snorkel zips together as it is raised.
(Sort of similar to setting the luff of the jib.)
We tie a short piece of thin line (yacht braid) to the zipper to make it easier to hold onto.
There is a bit of a challenge in keeping the clew tightly wrapped up so that the 'sock' of the snorkel will fit over neatly, however, once you are past that point, raise/zip until the snorkel completely covers the top of the jib. Secure the main halyard at the foot of the mast.
Take a piece of bungee or a piece of line, and tie down the lower end of the snorkel around the bridle wires to stop it flapping around.
You're done.
Taking down is the reverse.

Anyone else have any special tricks?

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2015 H16, with spin,
SOLD 1989 Hobie SX18 Sail # 1947 "In Theory..."
'Only two things are infinite, the universe, and human stupidity. But I'm not sure about the former.'

I hated the thing. As much trouble as just raising and lowering the jib each time. Plus it will chafe your sails because it doesn't fit tight enough. Crap! Just take the sail down and store it properly.

Which snorkel did you purchase? I was wondering if the one from Hobie was any different ( better?) than the one Murrays sells? Thanks.

I made one w/fabric (sunbrella waterproof) and a long long zipper from sailrite.com.

totally simple, great beginner sewing project.

helps me get on the water faster and easier, now all I need to do is raise the main, hook up the boom, and stick in the daggars....

Using the main halyard, as mentioned prior, I also insert a separate line into the halyard ring. This is one line that loops through the halyard and then back down. So both ends are in your hand. Raise the halyard, which raises the jib sock, which also raises this extra line.

Once to the top, tie off the main halyard. Take the extra line and wind one end around the sock clockwise and tie off to a front bridle wire. Take the other end of the line and wind it around the sock counter-clockwise. Each time you make a wrap, tighten up on the line a little. This keeps the sock tight around the jib. Secure the second end through the sock grommets and tie off.

The first year I left my jib up all summer in the Northeast with no sock, about 3.5 months. The sun really faded the sail. The next 4 years I used a sock and so far, I see no abrasion, the stitching all looks good. It takes a few minutes (3-4) to get it up and tie off and about half that to take it down.

I keep my boat on an aluminum lift when not in use. It is pretty easy to install the sock as I built a separate dock section which places me right under the jib and at a height that aids in attaching the sock.

Good luck.

If you have an SX you can use the tang for the Spin Halyard to do this as well. The pully and halyard is right there.

Adam

I just ran a piece of 550 chord through th thimble above the swivel on the fore-stay with a cheap carabiner at each end. I clip them to the mast rotator while I'm sailing thanks for the suggestions though just was wondering how the rest of the world did it was.

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Jack

for those of you that want a cheap easy jib cover while furled either on the boat or in the sailbox,Marinco makes nice zippered marine grade nylon sleeves for running shore pwer cords.They have all kinds of velcro straps stitched outside and they fit around the jib perfectly.They are 8 or 10 ft long ,I zipped two together ,worked perfect and looks professional.