[Public-List] Spinnaker rigging

Sun Aug 14 15:01:45 PDT 2016

Hello Hernan

I used a horseshoe shaped boom bale. Very strong. 

My own feeling about tweezers is that you don't need them    They're a performance additive you may use and appreciate for racing later.  They're not needed for basic good spinnaker handling.  In fact I'd suggest they're an unneeded complication

G

PS. At anchor up the coast on Georgian Bay on first night of 10 days sailing.  Splendid.  

On 2016-08-14, at 5:25 PM, Hernán Scarnichia via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Thanks for the advice everyone, you are saving me a good deal of trial and
> error.
> 
> I will get 5/16 line instead of 1/4. I did not find any with polypro core
> and polyester sheath. what line would you recommend? NE Ropes Flight Line
> looks good but expensive.
> 
> Gord, what fitting did you use to attach the downhaul to the front of the
> mast?
> 
> Jonathan, on the boats that you have seen not using tweakers, are they
> using a separate guy and sheet per side?
> I don't have any spinnaker experience but thought these were needed when
> using single sheets (as opposed to dedicated sheets/guys) for controlling
> the spinnaker on jibes and to change the lead when the sheet becomes the
> guy?
> 
> Hernan
> 
> 
> On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 7:32 AM, Mike Lehman via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
>> We use 3/8" for normal weather and have "light air" sheets (1/8" dynema)
>> for
>> little to no wind...since we only cruise anymore...we use the 'iron jenny'
>> when the boat won't pass the "cracker test", which is...I toss a cracker
>> overboard and if we have not passed it within 15 minutes, I crank up the
>> diesel.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Public-List [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Lawrence Morris via Public-List
>> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2016 10:38 AM
>> To: Michael Grosh <dickdurk at gmail.com>; Alberg 30 Public List -- open to
>> all
>> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Spinnaker rigging
>> 
>> I would not consider 1/2" line. It is too big for spin gear. It is too
>> heavy
>> to allow the spin to fly in light breeze.  Remember when racing you rarely
>> spend extended periods reaching with the pole on the head stay.  I have
>> raced my boat for 15yrs and have only spent 4-6 hrs tight reaching.
>> 
>> I have 3/8 sta-set double braid and they are to big for most of the racing
>> I
>> do. I will change to 5/16 when my budget allows.  BTW 2x the length of the
>> boat is a good length.
>> 
>> All the line lengths are in the handbook for reference. Sheets, halyards,
>> dock lines.....
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Larry'  solstice 501
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Aug 14, 2016, at 10:03 AM, Michael Grosh via Public-List
>> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Not easily splicable is the word. I've just done it 4 times and would
>>> not dream of doing it again without the 8 step instruction page from
>>> Samson at hand.
>>> Michael G
>>> #220
>>> 2 of those were for new 1/2" sheets for the boat's tri radial spin. Btw.
>>> The guy takes a pretty good load when wind is forward of the beam.
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