Crusing spinnaker/gennaker

[Peter Vranum]

Would love to hear from anyone who flies a cruising or asymetrical spinnaker on their 37-c. It looks like you can use the jib sheet blocks and winches for the sheet. What halyard do you use? We don't have a pole - has anyone attached the sail to the furled jib and the anchor block? The ATN tacker and sock look interesting. Seems like such a sail would greatly improve down wind performance. I always end up dousing the staysail and sailng with yankee and main only which doesn't give you too much in medium to light winds. Just dreaming about next season.

 

[Alan J]

CHUTE AND SOCK

I sail my 85 H37C on Long Island Sound. It is a cruising design with a sock. My mast has a seperate halyard and it all works very well in light air. It's easy to fly and douse. Its flys off a short wire attached to the stem head fitting and I bring the sheets to a snatch block

 

[Ed Schenck]

My plan also.

My mast is presently horizontal and will soon get two additional halyards. One will be used as a spare main halyard while serving as an adjustable topping lift. The spinnaker halyard will come out of the mast over the port/forward sheave and through the bail. I will cover the bail with a heavy plastic hose for wear protection. This will keep the halyard in front of the furler. This goes against the recommendation that I use a block on that bail and keep the halyard external. But I want the halyard to be internal. Now I am off to cut the holes for the exit plates(which I purchased from Rig-Rite).Also ordering a new jib to replace the yankee. It will be a 105% from Rolly Tasker(www.nationalsail.com).