Raising the jib.
The topaz is fitted with a furling drum. This is designed to tidy away the sail
whilst launching , recovering or ashore. It is not intended as a reefing device
to reduce sail area at times of higher wind.
First connect the head of the sail to the jib halyard. Running down the leading
edge of the jib is a wire with eyes at both ends. One end for the jib halyard,
one for the furling drum. The jib halyard runs down the port side of the mast.
There is a shackle in a loop of the jib halyard. This will have been kept tight
against the mast when the boat is put away. Remove the pin from the shackle
and attach the top eye of the jib, re-securing with the split ring in the pin.
Pic 1 – Shackle / Head Jib.
Next connect the eye at the clew of the jib to the top of the furling drum. Again
there is shackle on the top of the drum with pin and split ring for taking the
eye.
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