[C320-list] spinnaker

[Robert E. Sloat]

The Catalina deck plan in my owner's manual for hull 894 (2002) shows 
spinnaker pad eyes lateral to the genoa winches just inside the rail.  I 
installed Winchard folding pad eyes there for my asymmetric which is a 
radial cut UK flasher and that seems like a good compromise point.  A few of 
the new 320's at my dealer with the factory spinnaker option have pad eyes 
there.

After 3 years sailing on the spinnaker, this seems OK, but I wish the 320 
had a track at the rail or a toe rail for turning blocks to tweak the 
location of the spinnaker sheet turning blocks for various points of 
running.  Additional folding pad eyes would solve the problem, but don't 
want to drill more holes or clutter the deck.

Bob Sloat
Savannah
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Denny Browne" <dennybrowne at verizon.net>
To: "'C320-List'" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 12:24 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] spinnaker


>I hang one stern block from the horn cleat that the furling line cleats to,
> but the load on the block isn't perfect. On the starboard side, I attached
> one of those little straps to the stanchion base. This appears to be
> inadequate for the load, but a rigger I had out recently told me it was
> fine. I'm planning to put one on the other side as well, rather than 
> adding
> folding padeyes, which are a better but much more expensive option. I use
> small Garhauer blocks which work fine.
>
> Denny Browne
> A Cappella #935
> Redondo Beach, CA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of harold brown
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 5:15 PM
> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] spinnaker
>
> Being very new at this I was wondering what additional
> hardware was necessary to control the sheets of an
> assymetrical and what is the ideal placement of the
> extra rigging. I would guess that blocks aft would be
> necessary but wonder where they would best be attached
> and how. Does it depent on the size and shape of the
> sail for (example a code 1 versus a larger variety).
> Jim and Babs Brown  "Desafinado"
>
>
>
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