davisr
Member III
Vikings,
I don't believe that my jib is original to my 1975 E25cb, but I can say that it has been around for a while. It has a wire luff sewn into it. This wire luff is used in an old Schaefer roller furler with a drum at the bottom and a swivel at the top.
The original purchase documents that I received from the prior owner indicate that wire luff jibs were the only jibs available from Ericson at the time of purchase. The documents also indicate that the original owner purchased one of these jibs. Roller furlers were not an option. Therefore, it appears that wire luff jibs were used independently. From what I can surmise, there are three advantages of a wire luff jib. First, rigged as it must be behind the forestay, it provides some insurance in the event that the forestay fails. Secondly, it allows the crew to drop the jib quickly on the deck by easing the jib halyard. Finally, it allows the crew to hank on a genoa to the forestay without first having to un-hank the jib the said forestay.
The only pictures available of early Ericson 25s do not show jibs, but only genoas and spinnakers. For example, in the attached pictures we see a genoa that is hanked on to the forestay. It would seem, however, that if there were any pictures out there of the early Ericsons flying their jibs, then they would have to be rigged aft of the forestay, just as the wire luff jib that I have is rigged on the roller furler, aft of the forestay. Isn't that right?
Thanks for any suggestions,
Roscoe
E25, cb, #226
Charleston, SC
I don't believe that my jib is original to my 1975 E25cb, but I can say that it has been around for a while. It has a wire luff sewn into it. This wire luff is used in an old Schaefer roller furler with a drum at the bottom and a swivel at the top.
The original purchase documents that I received from the prior owner indicate that wire luff jibs were the only jibs available from Ericson at the time of purchase. The documents also indicate that the original owner purchased one of these jibs. Roller furlers were not an option. Therefore, it appears that wire luff jibs were used independently. From what I can surmise, there are three advantages of a wire luff jib. First, rigged as it must be behind the forestay, it provides some insurance in the event that the forestay fails. Secondly, it allows the crew to drop the jib quickly on the deck by easing the jib halyard. Finally, it allows the crew to hank on a genoa to the forestay without first having to un-hank the jib the said forestay.
The only pictures available of early Ericson 25s do not show jibs, but only genoas and spinnakers. For example, in the attached pictures we see a genoa that is hanked on to the forestay. It would seem, however, that if there were any pictures out there of the early Ericsons flying their jibs, then they would have to be rigged aft of the forestay, just as the wire luff jib that I have is rigged on the roller furler, aft of the forestay. Isn't that right?
Thanks for any suggestions,
Roscoe
E25, cb, #226
Charleston, SC