[C320-list] Rig C320 for Asyn Spinaker

[Denny Browne]

The tack line for an asymmetrical spinnaker carries an increasingly high load as you turn higher and pull it down closer to the deck. It's probably too high a load to pull by hand. The bail on the anchor roller is strong enough, but a cam cleat in the cockpit isn't. A rope clutch is fine, but you'll probably need a winch or a couple is strong crew to pull the tack down. Wind aft of the beam gets much easier. 

Denny Browne
A Cappella #935
Redondo Beach 
310.408.9591

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> On Jun 9, 2015, at 7:53 AM, Dean Vermeire <dean at vermeire.us> wrote:
> 
> Ahoy,
> 
> I bought a used Asym last year, so I am by no means an expert yet. The previous owner showed me how he rigged it, and I am mostly still using the same setup.
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> The blocks for the sheets are attached to the aft cleats with lines that are a couple of feet in length.  To keep the blocks from banging on the deck, there are elastic shock cords tied to the block and the stern rail.  The sheets run through the blocks and then to the primary winches.
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> For the tack control line, I have a block attached to the anchor roller.  The tack is connected to an ATN Tacker.  The control line connects to the Tacker, down through the block on the anchor roller, and back to the forward deck cleat.  This is the part I will change.  As soon as I get a better way of attaching the block, such as with an eye bolt through the anchor roller, I will run the line back to the cockpit by way of stanchion rollers, or something along those lines.
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> For what it is worth.
> 
> Dean Vermeire
> Moonstruck II (#847)
> 
>> On 6/9/2015 9:21 AM, Guy Smith wrote:
>> Hey All,
>> I'm able to borrow an Asymmetrical Spinnaker from my Dock Neighbor to try it out before I consider buying one. My experience with Asyms has been on boats that had a toe rail with plenty of places to sheet the Spinnaker with clip-on snatch blocks. My guess is that, without installing some custom track or toe rail, I'll need to use the aft dock line cleats.
>> Does anybody have a recommendation on how to attach the snatch blocks I'll need for sheet control?I don't want to beat up the deck with snatch blocks bouncing around.
>> Also, any recommendations on how to attach tack line hardware would be appreciated.
>> I hate learning my lessons the hard way... Let me know what works for you..
>> Thanks...
>> Kind Regards,~g
>> Guy & Liz Smithsv "Pleiades"C320 #452Worton Creek, MD
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