Well, that's a lie, about 20 years ago I participated with a crew in flying an asym on a Little Harbor 52; it took two of us just to carry that sail! But that was long ago and far away, and I wasn't the skipper.
My current boat is a Tartan 3800.
I: 49.75 ft / 15.16 m
J: 14.25 ft / 4.34 m
P: 43.33 ft / 13.21 m
E: 14.33 ft / 4.37 m
It came with a Doyle APC spinnaker, with an ATN sock and ATN Tacker. The mouth is cast fiberglass, and the Tacker is molded plastic. The mouth is marked with a serial number and "44'."
There's a downhaul that's only about 11' in length, and no other lines, except the integrated sock control line.
The boat has a spinnaker halyard leading to a sheave on a crane.
I have a block on a shackle for a downhaul to be led to the cockpit, and a piece of new 110' piece of 10mm VPC that I can use for a sheet; but it's not long enough for two sheets, I don't think. I might have some other useable line on the boat. I have two snatch blocks on shackles, and two toe-rail pad eyes aft of the primaries.
So, now what? I would love to try it out this weekend - I'm in need of some excitement. It will be just my wife and I. I'd like to go through the whole cycle of rig, set, sail, and douse, on both tacks at least once each.
Any advice for a beginner, or on general rigging of this is much appreciated.
Thanks,
jv
My current boat is a Tartan 3800.
I: 49.75 ft / 15.16 m
J: 14.25 ft / 4.34 m
P: 43.33 ft / 13.21 m
E: 14.33 ft / 4.37 m
It came with a Doyle APC spinnaker, with an ATN sock and ATN Tacker. The mouth is cast fiberglass, and the Tacker is molded plastic. The mouth is marked with a serial number and "44'."
There's a downhaul that's only about 11' in length, and no other lines, except the integrated sock control line.
The boat has a spinnaker halyard leading to a sheave on a crane.
I have a block on a shackle for a downhaul to be led to the cockpit, and a piece of new 110' piece of 10mm VPC that I can use for a sheet; but it's not long enough for two sheets, I don't think. I might have some other useable line on the boat. I have two snatch blocks on shackles, and two toe-rail pad eyes aft of the primaries.
So, now what? I would love to try it out this weekend - I'm in need of some excitement. It will be just my wife and I. I'd like to go through the whole cycle of rig, set, sail, and douse, on both tacks at least once each.
Any advice for a beginner, or on general rigging of this is much appreciated.
Thanks,
jv