Sven
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I know they should be twice the LOA (or more) but I don't know how to determine the diameter. I assume that handling comfort would preclude very thin ones even if they are strong enough, but since I'll be buying 160' of it I want to go on more than assumptions.
Our recut asymmetric spinnaker is probably still close to 47' x 47' x 27' of .75 oz. cloth.
I haven't yet figured out how to route the sheets to the winches. The coaming cut-out for the jib/genoa sheets in the E39B with the aft helm makes those winches less than optimal for a spinnaker. I'm thinking we'll use the smaller cockpit coaming mounted winches with the sheets going aft to some new track mounted spinnaker sheet blocks. Maybe someone here has already tackled this problem on the E39B ?
I'm planing on getting/using an ATN spinnaker sock for setting and dousing.
I think the tack will be attached to a 4' pendant outside the pulpit, attached to the base of the forestay or some part of the anchor roller but I haven't yet dismissed having a tack line running through a 2-1 purchase block, back to the cockpit as an alternative.
Wisdom and insights welcome, as always.
Thanks,
-Sven
Our recut asymmetric spinnaker is probably still close to 47' x 47' x 27' of .75 oz. cloth.
I haven't yet figured out how to route the sheets to the winches. The coaming cut-out for the jib/genoa sheets in the E39B with the aft helm makes those winches less than optimal for a spinnaker. I'm thinking we'll use the smaller cockpit coaming mounted winches with the sheets going aft to some new track mounted spinnaker sheet blocks. Maybe someone here has already tackled this problem on the E39B ?
I'm planing on getting/using an ATN spinnaker sock for setting and dousing.
I think the tack will be attached to a 4' pendant outside the pulpit, attached to the base of the forestay or some part of the anchor roller but I haven't yet dismissed having a tack line running through a 2-1 purchase block, back to the cockpit as an alternative.
Wisdom and insights welcome, as always.
Thanks,
-Sven