[C320-list] Asymmetrical rigging-Catalina spec location for spinnaker block

[Robert E. Sloat]

Jim-The owner's manual for my 2002 320 (hull 894) shows on the deck plan 
that the pad eye for the spinnaker block is located on the deck outward from 
each primary winch.  I mounted folding pad eyes there as far out from the 
primary winch as you could go.   There is no core the to worry about and the 
sheet from the spinnaker doesn't rub on any part of the boat at all angles 
of sail and the lead to the winch is proper.  Until you find a better 
location, just mount the spinnaker block at the rear cleat to eliminate the 
damage from a block on 3 feet of line.

Bob Sloat
Savannah 894
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james_delong" <james_delong at bellsouth.net>
To: <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 9:28 AM
Subject: [C320-list] Asymmetrical rigging


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