Hunter Vision 32 Cruising chute
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I would recommend the Tacker from, I think, CDI. The Tacker goes around your furled headsail and is attached to the tack of the asymmetrical. A line is run from there to a block on deck that allows you to adjust the height of the tack either to a bow cleat or back to the cockpit. Use a 3/8 line for the sheet as you don't want to have too much weight in light air, which is when you are more likely going to be using the sail.
When setting it up cleat the sheet at a reasonable point, raise the sail in the sock and then raise the sock. It is quite simple, really. You'll enjoy the sail.
that is how I did it and had few problems even when the wind kicked up a little.
When setting it up cleat the sheet at a reasonable point, raise the sail in the sock and then raise the sock. It is quite simple, really. You'll enjoy the sail.
that is how I did it and had few problems even when the wind kicked up a little.
You can purchase the Tacker from ATN in Florida. Their toll free telephone number is 1-800-874-3671 from the US. I use one on my asymmetrical spinnaker.
There is a video on Youtube called "single handed setting and dousing an Asymmetrical Spinnaker" by ppconsultant that is pretty good. He has several very good instructional videos.
A tacker is a device to operate a cruising chute over a furled sail with a roller furling unit. Coxjam asked how to rig a cruising chute. So, I'll tell him saving the sock for last. You need a tack line that is a line attached to the tack of the sail (the lower corner at the leading edge). Then you need a halyard to attach to the head (the upper corner). Then you need two sheets (control lines to trim your sail - port and starboard). The tack line should go from the tack of the sail, down through a block (pulley) near the stem head (where the forestay attaches) and it should lead back to the cockpit where you can adjust it easily and conveniently. There should be a snap of some sort where the tack also attaches to the forestay and rides up and down when you ease or tighten the tack line. If you have roller furling, then you need to use an ATN Tacker that fits around the furled sail so you have the up and down adjustability. The halyard usually is above where the forestay attaches. I believe you have a fractional rig, so either there already is a halyard coming out of an exit box above the forestay, or you have to install one. You can use a genoa halyard too. The difference is when you gybe, the sail either comes around in front of the forestay or inside the fore triangle. The sheets attach the same way they do on a genoa, but, if you are using a halyard above the forestay, then they must be lead around the front of the forestay.
One advantage of a cruising chute over a kite with a pole is that you can sail closer to the wind. When doing this, you need to straighten the luff (leading edge) and you do this by pulling in the tack line and the halyard. As you fall off the wind, you ease off of the tack line and let the leading edge (luff) bow out or get fuller. You trim with the leeward sheet so that the leading edge of the sail is on the verge of luffing. If it starts to luff, sheet it in so that you just loose the luff and always sail it on the edge.
Now, you have a scoop or sock to dowse the kite. They usually have their own control lines to raise and lower the loop in the bottom of the sock to either dowse the spinnaker when lowering, or deploy the spinnaker when raising it. When the sail is deployed, the sock is gathered above the head, therefore the top of the sock has to be secured up by the halyard exit point (halyard shackle). When the sock has folded up the sail within, you just release the spinnaker halyard and the whole tube arrangement is collected on deck. When you are going to raise the sail, after your tack line and sheets are attached, of course, you hook the halyard to the head of the sail and raise the tube and then pull the line that raises the bottom of the sock. Happy Sailing.
One advantage of a cruising chute over a kite with a pole is that you can sail closer to the wind. When doing this, you need to straighten the luff (leading edge) and you do this by pulling in the tack line and the halyard. As you fall off the wind, you ease off of the tack line and let the leading edge (luff) bow out or get fuller. You trim with the leeward sheet so that the leading edge of the sail is on the verge of luffing. If it starts to luff, sheet it in so that you just loose the luff and always sail it on the edge.
Now, you have a scoop or sock to dowse the kite. They usually have their own control lines to raise and lower the loop in the bottom of the sock to either dowse the spinnaker when lowering, or deploy the spinnaker when raising it. When the sail is deployed, the sock is gathered above the head, therefore the top of the sock has to be secured up by the halyard exit point (halyard shackle). When the sock has folded up the sail within, you just release the spinnaker halyard and the whole tube arrangement is collected on deck. When you are going to raise the sail, after your tack line and sheets are attached, of course, you hook the halyard to the head of the sail and raise the tube and then pull the line that raises the bottom of the sock. Happy Sailing.
You can spend $100 plus on the "tacker" or order this made up from a sailmaker (or make one up yourself with some plastic balls, a drill and some rope. My cruising spinnaker came with a sailcloth sleeve that fit over the furled sail and accomplishes the same thing...price from cruisingdirect .... nothing!!
PARREL BEADS
Parrel beads are solid nylon balls with holes drilled through them, through which a wire cable passes. The cable has stainless-steel thimbles at either end that are then shackled to the tack, making a closed loop of beads around the genoa. The parrel beads roll over the furled genoa, allowing the tack of the cruising spinnaker to be raised and lowered with ease.
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PARREL BEADS
Parrel beads are solid nylon balls with holes drilled through them, through which a wire cable passes. The cable has stainless-steel thimbles at either end that are then shackled to the tack, making a closed loop of beads around the genoa. The parrel beads roll over the furled genoa, allowing the tack of the cruising spinnaker to be raised and lowered with ease.
Size
- 760mm / 30". Fits boats up to 50' feet. For larger boats contact us directly.
- 32mm / 1.25 inch Plastic balls
- Stainless Steel wire and thimbles
UPS Ground, Continental USA $7.00
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NEIL PRYDE STORE
Should have rembered that one ... Alex has a lot of good instructional videos
Single Handed setting and dousing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxYH6drLLEk
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