John Connor
Little Rock, AR
Boat Name: Weekender
Model/Year: C22 1982
Hull No. 11192
Hailing Port: Little Rock, Arkansas |
 09/07/2005 11:42 AM Pacific Time
I have seen some comments on the use of a cunningham and how I need one to do this or that. First, where is a cunningham installed? Second, do I really need one? C, what's the downside if I don't have / install one?
John |
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09/07/2005 1:06 PM Pacific Time
a cunningham is a wonderful sail trimming device.....
send me your email address and I will try to find a picture of mine.......it tightens the leach of a mainsail...without pulling the boom down.......
it allows the leading edge of the main sail to not exceed the class rules..........for racing......
but it does a neater job than a downhaul.....
tom
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David Brannigan
St. Petersburg, FL
Boat Name: Nixie
Model/Year: 1991 Catalina 28
Hull No. 152
Hailing Port: St. Petersburg, FL |
09/10/2005 5:44 AM Pacific Time
I'm interested in adding a cunningham, please send me a copy of your email with pictures as well, if you don't mind. |
Greg Guenther
Belleville, IL
Boat Name: Magnificat
Model/Year: 1970
Hull No. 473
Hailing Port: Belleville, IL |
09/11/2005 11:19 AM Pacific Time
I also would like any information on installing and using a Cunningham. I have a 70's vintage C 22 and my son-in-law would like to get into racing at Carlyle Lake in Southern Illinois. I am always looking for sail trim tips and other lore.
Thanks in advance.
Greg Guenther
[email protected] |
Philip L .KWASINSKI
Chicago Illinois
Boat Name: O Wa Diddy
Model/Year: 1981
Hull No. 10523
Hailing Port: Chicago |
09/12/2005 3:29 PM Pacific Time
Check out www.harken.com, they have a program called compu spec which makes recommendations and advises hardware |
Greg Guenther
Belleville, IL
Boat Name: Magnificat
Model/Year: 1970
Hull No. 473
Hailing Port: Belleville, IL |
09/13/2005 6:47 AM Pacific Time
Thanks Phillip, I will. I typed Cunningham sail trim into Google and got all kinds of interesting information. What a powerful tool.
Greg |
steve smith
rothesay nb canada
Boat Name: all hours
Model/Year: 1975?
Hull No. 4928
Hailing Port: rothesay yacht club |
09/14/2005 3:26 AM Pacific Time
From decades of racing keel boats and now the proud owner of a swing-keel-trailer-sailer,I find that when it's time to flatten the main it's time to reef.The sail holds it's shape very well and a jiffy reef is easy to install and fast (AND SAFE) to use.For what its worth.....cheers. |
Al Gearing
Burleson, Texas
Boat Name: Torch of Freedom
Model/Year: C-22 '76
Hull No. 6448
Hailing Port: Arlington YC |
09/15/2005 5:51 AM Pacific Time
After looking a Harken I think they over due what you need for a Cunningham, which is a luff tighening rig when you cannot pull the boom down passed a max length mark on the mast. It really does not take that much force to take out the wrinkles so a simple line passed through the kringle fastened on the mast and the pulling end lead back toward the cockpit long enough to drop into the hatch with a cleat to hold it is all that is necessary. I just use a hook to hang in the kringle.
For what it's worth, Al Ge |
John Connor
Little Rock, AR
Boat Name: Weekender
Model/Year: C22 1982
Hull No. 11192
Hailing Port: Little Rock, Arkansas |
09/15/2005 8:35 AM Pacific Time
I went to the Harken site and it looked to me like their diagram showed the cunningham connection going to what I would think is the first reef point. Maybe I'm not looking at the thing right. I agree with what Al said, wouldn't a line led down to the cabin top or bottom of the mast do the same thing? Do you need all that tackle??
John |
steve smith
rothesay nb canada
Boat Name: all hours
Model/Year: 1975?
Hull No. 4928
Hailing Port: rothesay yacht club |
09/16/2005 3:52 AM Pacific Time
john and al are both right,you don't need a down rigger to go brook fishing...keep it simple....out. |
