All -
Owned the boat 10 years an finally getting very motivated to pickup a spinnaker of sorts.
I am looking for any guidance or advice you may have on the subject.
Some background on what it will be used for:
- The boat is in Chicago and is sailed 100% on the great lakes.
- Every summer we do a 2 week trip up north and back
- Also do a number of weekend trips with many long hour days
- Occasionally it will be used in just day-sailing in and out of the harbor.
- No racing.
- Overall i see the sail getting about 10-15 uses a summer.
I have pointed towards an Asymmetrical spinnaker. Saw a used one on Baconsails ($675) and am fairly close to pulling the trigger but wanted to confirm I wasn't missing anything.
According to sailboatrigdimensions.com my sail stats are:
I -43.31
J -12.4
P - 37.86
E - 13.78
I am looking at a sail that is:
Luff - 43' 8"
Leech - 38' 9"
Foot - 21' 4"
Appropriate size?
It does not come with a dousing sock - is this something easy to find readily available on the market?
What's my best bet for where to buy the sheets? A west marine sail would be the most ideal but I doubt that will happen between now and next weekend (when we go on a trip).
What else am I missing?
Thanks in advance!
Owned the boat 10 years an finally getting very motivated to pickup a spinnaker of sorts.
I am looking for any guidance or advice you may have on the subject.
Some background on what it will be used for:
- The boat is in Chicago and is sailed 100% on the great lakes.
- Every summer we do a 2 week trip up north and back
- Also do a number of weekend trips with many long hour days
- Occasionally it will be used in just day-sailing in and out of the harbor.
- No racing.
- Overall i see the sail getting about 10-15 uses a summer.
I have pointed towards an Asymmetrical spinnaker. Saw a used one on Baconsails ($675) and am fairly close to pulling the trigger but wanted to confirm I wasn't missing anything.
According to sailboatrigdimensions.com my sail stats are:
I -43.31
J -12.4
P - 37.86
E - 13.78
I am looking at a sail that is:
Luff - 43' 8"
Leech - 38' 9"
Foot - 21' 4"
Appropriate size?
It does not come with a dousing sock - is this something easy to find readily available on the market?
What's my best bet for where to buy the sheets? A west marine sail would be the most ideal but I doubt that will happen between now and next weekend (when we go on a trip).
What else am I missing?
Thanks in advance!