Erik,
The photo below (on Ingeborg) shows how I make an anchor-hold for the batten parrels and Hong Kong parrels (if used). That little piece of yellow line with two loops tied on it is held securely in place with a hose-clamp. Some insulating tape is wrapped between the clamp and the batten. I chose this method on Johanna in 2002, to avoid having to drill any holes in the battens. I have stuck to this method on later rigs. An added bonus is that I can easily move the clamp to a better position during initial trial sails, if needed.
The only drawback is that I cannot pull out the batten without removing the clamp first. If another sail is to be made, I think I will make the fore batten pockets wider to take some padding material between it and the batten. Then there will also be room for inserting or removing a batten with the hose-clamp in place.
However, on my first boat, Malena, I tried with just wrapping the batten with several rounds of a wide masking tape and used this as a last defence against having the rolling hitches slip. I wonder if this metal-free method actually is the neatest one...
One more thing:
I notice that you are quite hung up in getting everything exactly right. Frankly, rigging a JR is very far from rocket science. The tape, ropes and webbing used, don’t have to be exactly of this or that material. You were on board my Frøken Sørensen, and I can imagine you must have raised an (invisible) eyebrow to some of my lashings and loose ends. However, from an operational point of view, FS’s rig was perfectly good. Therefore, don’t be afraid of using what ropes or webbing is available, or bits of second-hand rope.
Good luck!
Arne
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