greg klein
hotsprings, arkansas
Boat Name: elena
Model/Year: 1977 c27
Hull No. 3477
Hailing Port: brady mountain marina,lake ouacita |
 06/14/2006 8:53 PM Pacific Time
can anyone tell me the proper ay to attach the tack of the cruising spinnaker at the bow.
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David Torrisi
Santa Clara, CA
Boat Name: Dumbo
Model/Year: 1975 C-22
Hull No. 4330
Hailing Port: Santa Clara |
06/15/2006 10:16 AM Pacific Time
Greg,
There should be a hank just above the tack of the tail. That gets attached to the forestay. A line tied to the tack, run through a block on the stem fitting and run back to the cockpit to a cleat will allow you to adjust the height of the tack. Much like raising or lowering the tip of the pole on a symetrical spinnaker. A picture of the block on my stem fitting is here:
http://dumbo.torrisi.org/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Details&id=dscf0888
And a cruising spinnaker under sail is here:
http://dumbo.torrisi.org/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=TransFolsom2006&id=DSCF0007
Click on the images for a larger view.
David
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www.fleet9.org |
greg klein
hotsprings, arkansas
Boat Name: elena
Model/Year: 1977 c27
Hull No. 3477
Hailing Port: brady mountain marina,lake ouacita |
06/16/2006 6:48 PM Pacific Time
david, thanks for the info but i have the cdi furler so the 1 time i used it i just hooked a line about 2 feet long on the sail and attached it to the bow under the furler drum. it just didnt seem like that was correct. any other options. thanks |
David Torrisi
Santa Clara, CA
Boat Name: Dumbo
Model/Year: 1975 C-22
Hull No. 4330
Hailing Port: Santa Clara |
06/16/2006 9:24 PM Pacific Time
Greg,
ATN makes a product to attach the tack of a cruising chute to a furled headsail. Their web site is http://www.atninc.com/tacker.html
You may not want to spend the money on theirs, but you can likely fashion something out of webbing (old trailer winch strap might work) or another strong material. If you find a good solution, please post it here and at
http://p4.forumforfree.com/catalina22.html so that others can use it as a reference. I can post pictures for you at my website http://dumbo.torrisi.org/gallery, too.
Good luck!
David |
