[C320-list] Spinnaker Halyard???

[igrunes at comcast.net]

Scott,
Just looked at the Photo 12 of 12 in the album series you noted re the exhaust system below.

Is that a spinnaker halyard I see behind the jib halyard??

Have you flown any kind of spinnaker from that halyard??

I am having a big argument with my sailing partner as to the need for a crane to fly a spinnaker.  I think that a crane is NOT necessary especially if flown with a pendent attached to the halyard 

Have people on the list been successful in flying a spinnaker without a crane??

Has anyone noted any particular halyard chafing in doing so?

We just purchased an asymetric and have to convert our spare jib halyard to a spinnaker halyard.

Irv Grunes
2001 C320 #851


-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Scott Thompson <sthompson at toad.net> 

> I've been wondering about this and recently posted a photo of my exhaust 
> elbow so I could ask the question. Is this one the standard Yanmar version? 
> 
> http://www.catalina320.com/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=album37&id=IMG_4 
> 976 
> 
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