OK so where does everyone attach the spinnaker? Some have written that they attach it to the anchor roller. I am going to weld a flat plate about 3" long (with a hole in it) on the front of the pupit just above the bolt that holds down the front of the pulpit on the bow and connect it there with a block for trimming. Any thoughts really appreciated.
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Crazy Dave Condon
Mark
Page 49B in the owners manual will give you a start for information. There are two basic types with various names. One has alot of lines and poles. I suggest the other which I refer to as a cruising spinnaker for your use. Crazy Dave Condon
Page 49B in the owners manual will give you a start for information. There are two basic types with various names. One has alot of lines and poles. I suggest the other which I refer to as a cruising spinnaker for your use. Crazy Dave Condon
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David Foster
Forestay, or toerail
There are some clever devices available that fit around your furled heasail/forestay and provide an attachment point to fairlead your tackline to another attachment. We just take a single wrap around the front of the pulpit, and attach a tackline snap shackle to the toerail. We can then tighten or loosen the luff by chosing different points on the toerail. If I didn't have a toerail, I would figure out an attachment point somewhere at the foot of the pulpit as you suggest. I you bought the sail new, your sailmaker should be able to give you specific ideas for your hull. Actually one would probably give you good advice for free - this is how they build their business. David Lady Lillie
There are some clever devices available that fit around your furled heasail/forestay and provide an attachment point to fairlead your tackline to another attachment. We just take a single wrap around the front of the pulpit, and attach a tackline snap shackle to the toerail. We can then tighten or loosen the luff by chosing different points on the toerail. If I didn't have a toerail, I would figure out an attachment point somewhere at the foot of the pulpit as you suggest. I you bought the sail new, your sailmaker should be able to give you specific ideas for your hull. Actually one would probably give you good advice for free - this is how they build their business. David Lady Lillie
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Chuck Wayne
spinnaker rigging
Mark, we fly a Doyle APC on our 356, with a block on the anchor roller for the tackline. most people just tie it off somewhere forward, but since we are often shorthanded I installed a set of furling blocks (jib furler) down the port rails and added a jam cleat on the cockpit coaming-works great, we can control the chute completely from the cockpit and someone only needs to go forward to open/close the sock, In a pinch, we can drop the chute into the cockpit and no one has to go forward
Mark, we fly a Doyle APC on our 356, with a block on the anchor roller for the tackline. most people just tie it off somewhere forward, but since we are often shorthanded I installed a set of furling blocks (jib furler) down the port rails and added a jam cleat on the cockpit coaming-works great, we can control the chute completely from the cockpit and someone only needs to go forward to open/close the sock, In a pinch, we can drop the chute into the cockpit and no one has to go forward
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Ray Trombino
Another Question
I have a removable head sail, so the tack is not an issue for me. However, where do you run the sheets to on a 260? I thought about using the middle cleat. Do I need additional hardware?
I have a removable head sail, so the tack is not an issue for me. However, where do you run the sheets to on a 260? I thought about using the middle cleat. Do I need additional hardware?
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Brigg Franklin
Spinnaker attachment
I attach the tack of my asymetrical spinnaker to the furled jib with a nylon sleeve that is open on one side with a shakle and short web line. You can buy these sleeves on line or at West Marine. The sleeve is then attached to a line that goes through a block on the bow pulpit and is lead back to the cockpit. The block has a circular clamp that bolts tight to the vertical rail on the pulpit. I also use padeyes on the stanchons down the starboard side to lead the line (a fore guy)fair and keep it off the deck. On the cockpit starboard side forward bulkhead I have mounted a jam cleat like the one on the port side for the roller furling. With the spinnaker a foot or so shorter than the forestay and roller furled jib I can trim and loosen the spinnaker luff just like with a pole on a symetrical spinnaker. I have mounted a "U" bolt on the mast front so I can hook a whisker poll to the spinnaker clew and keep it flying in very light or puffy winds. The top of the mast braces is about the right height depending on the cut of your spinnaker. It also works for my jib for wing on wing. I use a sock to douse the spinnaker then unshakle it at both ends and toss it down the forward hatch. I have a picture of my 260 with the spinnaker flying on my web site. click on the related link. Brigg
I attach the tack of my asymetrical spinnaker to the furled jib with a nylon sleeve that is open on one side with a shakle and short web line. You can buy these sleeves on line or at West Marine. The sleeve is then attached to a line that goes through a block on the bow pulpit and is lead back to the cockpit. The block has a circular clamp that bolts tight to the vertical rail on the pulpit. I also use padeyes on the stanchons down the starboard side to lead the line (a fore guy)fair and keep it off the deck. On the cockpit starboard side forward bulkhead I have mounted a jam cleat like the one on the port side for the roller furling. With the spinnaker a foot or so shorter than the forestay and roller furled jib I can trim and loosen the spinnaker luff just like with a pole on a symetrical spinnaker. I have mounted a "U" bolt on the mast front so I can hook a whisker poll to the spinnaker clew and keep it flying in very light or puffy winds. The top of the mast braces is about the right height depending on the cut of your spinnaker. It also works for my jib for wing on wing. I use a sock to douse the spinnaker then unshakle it at both ends and toss it down the forward hatch. I have a picture of my 260 with the spinnaker flying on my web site. click on the related link. Brigg
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Jeff Peltier
Tack
I have mine setup similar to Brigg. I moved my roller furling to the Back hole and use the front hole for a shackel/turning block to ajust the luff tension. I occasionally use my whisker pole to run the spinaker wing/wing. It seems that under certain conditions, that is faster than reaching back and forth to go downwind. This does take more concentration as the working range is very narrow. Jeff Peltier
I have mine setup similar to Brigg. I moved my roller furling to the Back hole and use the front hole for a shackel/turning block to ajust the luff tension. I occasionally use my whisker pole to run the spinaker wing/wing. It seems that under certain conditions, that is faster than reaching back and forth to go downwind. This does take more concentration as the working range is very narrow. Jeff Peltier
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Brigg Franklin
Wing on Wing
If you put a snap shakel on the base of your boom vang block and tackle, and when you are wing on wing, shakel the boom over to the base of the nearest lee side stanchen, it makes a very nice "preventer". It "prevents" the boom from accidentally jibing on you and it gives you a very wide angle for running, even to a broad reach. If you look at the lower right edge of the attached picture you can just see the vang going to the stanchen. I've added several new cruising pictures from last summers Beacon Rock, Columbia River cruise to my web site. click the related link below. Brigg
If you put a snap shakel on the base of your boom vang block and tackle, and when you are wing on wing, shakel the boom over to the base of the nearest lee side stanchen, it makes a very nice "preventer". It "prevents" the boom from accidentally jibing on you and it gives you a very wide angle for running, even to a broad reach. If you look at the lower right edge of the attached picture you can just see the vang going to the stanchen. I've added several new cruising pictures from last summers Beacon Rock, Columbia River cruise to my web site. click the related link below. Brigg
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David Foster
Sheet(s) go to the stern
Put a turning block on the stern (I use the toerail, the base of the railing will also work) and bring the sheet back to your normal sheet winches. There are two strategies for the sheets: We have one sheet 10 feet longer than the boat. When we gybe, we drop the sock, take the sheet out of the snap shackle of the turning block, and walk the sheet and sock around the outside of the bow, and rerig the sheet on the other side. The other method is to have two sheets slightly more than twice the length to the boat, and let the spinnaker fly ahead of the forestay when gybing. David Lady Lillie
Put a turning block on the stern (I use the toerail, the base of the railing will also work) and bring the sheet back to your normal sheet winches. There are two strategies for the sheets: We have one sheet 10 feet longer than the boat. When we gybe, we drop the sock, take the sheet out of the snap shackle of the turning block, and walk the sheet and sock around the outside of the bow, and rerig the sheet on the other side. The other method is to have two sheets slightly more than twice the length to the boat, and let the spinnaker fly ahead of the forestay when gybing. David Lady Lillie
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TREVOR CUELL
DOWNHAUL
HI MARK IF YOU PUT A SMALL BLOCK AT THE FRONT OF THE PUSHPIT.THEN RUN A LINE WITH A SWIVEL CLEAT BACK TO THE COCKPIT .YOU CAN EASE OR TIGHTEN THE SAIL FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE.YOU HAVE MY NUMBER CALL ME AND I WILL EXPLAIN. TREVOR CUELL ROCKLOBSTER
HI MARK IF YOU PUT A SMALL BLOCK AT THE FRONT OF THE PUSHPIT.THEN RUN A LINE WITH A SWIVEL CLEAT BACK TO THE COCKPIT .YOU CAN EASE OR TIGHTEN THE SAIL FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE.YOU HAVE MY NUMBER CALL ME AND I WILL EXPLAIN. TREVOR CUELL ROCKLOBSTER
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