[C320-list] Asymmetrical rigging

[james_delong]

Question on rigging the sheets for the asymmetrical spinnaker....

To attached the sheet to the stern cleat of the boat, I have a two foot length of line with an eye on one end and a 3 inch block on the other.  The eye is attached to the stern cleat.  The spinnaker sheet is led through the block at the end of the two foot line, then to a block forward a bit on the deck that creates the proper angle to the winch.

So for so good...Everything works great when the chute is flying and the sheet is under load.  However, when the sheet goes slack, the block drops and hits the boat.  When this is violent the block has knocked small chunks of gel coat off the edge of the deck.

Is this the preferred way to rig the sheets?  Trust someone has a better idea!

Thanks,  Jim #453