I just bought a Hunter 37 and it has a crusing spinnaker. The things that I have read on the web about them seem to indicate that I don't have the right set up to fly one. The previous owner (1 of 3 and primarly responsable for margaretas (his words)) said that they used it all the time but did not know how to hoist it. There is a block on each toe rail amidships, a spinnaker haylard, and the boat has roller furling. I seem to be missing the tack downhaul block. The previous owner said that he used a bow eye that is about 5 inches below the deck and it looks like anything attached to it and running up would foul on the anchor. Any ideas? Bill Roosa
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What we use
We fly our cruising (pole-less)spinnaker from time to time. Ours is raised and doused in a sock. The tack of the sail is raised/lowered by a line run through a block attached to the stem piece, near but below the furler drum. The tack of the sail usually flies just above the bow rail and the line lets us adjust the height for best performance. The tack line runs back to the cockpit trough additional fairleads and/or blocks on the coach roof. West Marine sells a device called the Tacker that holds the tack of the spinnaker on the furled jib. You still need a tack downhaul. The blocks for the sheets should be as far back on the toe rail as possible and led outside of all stantions, etc. Traditional advice is to never tack or jibe a cruising spinnaker. It should doused in its sock, walked over to the other side of the boat and forestay and then deployed.
We fly our cruising (pole-less)spinnaker from time to time. Ours is raised and doused in a sock. The tack of the sail is raised/lowered by a line run through a block attached to the stem piece, near but below the furler drum. The tack of the sail usually flies just above the bow rail and the line lets us adjust the height for best performance. The tack line runs back to the cockpit trough additional fairleads and/or blocks on the coach roof. West Marine sells a device called the Tacker that holds the tack of the spinnaker on the furled jib. You still need a tack downhaul. The blocks for the sheets should be as far back on the toe rail as possible and led outside of all stantions, etc. Traditional advice is to never tack or jibe a cruising spinnaker. It should doused in its sock, walked over to the other side of the boat and forestay and then deployed.
how we did it
the way we rigged ours is similar to what you describe. our tack pendant is run through a block fastened to the top of the stem fitting/anchor roller. we also have the sock to deploy and douse the sail. our sheets run outboard of everything and through snatch blocks on padeyes fastened just forward of the arch then led to the winches on the coach roof. hope this helps
the way we rigged ours is similar to what you describe. our tack pendant is run through a block fastened to the top of the stem fitting/anchor roller. we also have the sock to deploy and douse the sail. our sheets run outboard of everything and through snatch blocks on padeyes fastened just forward of the arch then led to the winches on the coach roof. hope this helps
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