I like the 170. Don’t frequently use the whole thing but since I sail on an inland lake I like having options for sail size. Not really a design flaw, just something you have to work around. I think sailers on the coasts don’t need a 170 and are happy with the 130.

Robert L. Weiss Jr.
Director of Music
First United Methodist Carbondale IL
Professor Emeritus, SIUC

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I'll give backfilling a try next time.

I'm also seeing older posts now that talk about partially furling before each tack, which seems like a pain, and also adding adding a tricing line and/or shroud and turnbuckle covers to make them more slippy. There was also some argument about the relative virtues/disadvantages of cow hitch vs. clove hitch where the sheets attach to the genoa. I guess this has been an ongoing problem. Some posts even suggest that the 170 genoa is a mistake for the Rhodes, which I really hope is wrong.

Thanks,

--Matt



> On Sep 26, 2020, at 5:28 PM, Tom Van Heule <tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:
>
> I think Robert has it, it took me 3 sails to get the flick down.
>
> I have also furled, tacked, and then unfurled.
> But basically letting it fill up and pulling when the clew is high works.
> Ymmv of course.
> The biggest snag item is on the aft life rail lifeline eye, and the front
> cabin stay.
>
> On Sat, Sep 26, 2020, 4:13 PM Matt Berman <matt at mattmail.net> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the quick responses. Is this a design flaw? If so, it seems
>> like a pretty serious one.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --Matt
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Sep 26, 2020, at 5:11 PM, Weiss, Robert L <rweiss at siu.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>> That’s a common problem with the 170. Try back filling the Jenny then
>> release it so it comes across faster.
>>>
>>> Robert L. Weiss Jr.
>>> Director of Music
>>> First United Methodist Carbondale IL
>>> Professor Emeritus, SIUC
>>> ________________________________