[C320-list] Spinnaker Halyard???

[LaChance,Michael B]

I've been flying spinnakers (sym and asym) for 3 years without a crane.
Also, I don't use a pendant and haven't noticed any chafe either, though
I did replace stock halyards with some low stretch high tech brand I
can't remember the name of about the same time I started to fly
spinnakers. All that said I would prefer a crane, but, again, the 320 is
not racer.
Mike LaChance
Seychelle #141

 

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Subject: [C320-list] Spinnaker Halyard???

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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