[C320-list] C320-list Digest, Vol 3425, Issue

[Denny Browne]

I use these on the stanchion base forward of the deck cleats for the sheets. 

I have a block attached to the anchor roller bail for the tack line and it’s worked fine reaching in 20 knots with a 900 square foot a-sail. 

I use the same rig for a larger downwind sail. The tack line runs up from the block inside the bow pulpit to the tack of the sail. 

By the way, the tack line is the most loaded line, don’t try to hold it without a winch or secured to a cleat. 



Denny Browne
A Cappella #935
Redondo Beach, CA
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> On Apr 9, 2019, at 1:59 PM, SARA SCHROEDER <saras951 at comcast.net> wrote:
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> Jeff,
> I have an asym.  I use snap shackle to attach the tack to an area as far out on the anchor fittings as possible. The problem with the 320's is not having a place far enough forward to clear the bow pulpit.  At least I have problems with that.  When tacking the asym I have someone on the bow to make sure the tack line clears the bow pulpit.  As for the stern, I use two good sized single blocks and snap them onto the middle of the aft cleats on the port and starboard sides.  The blocks hang outward and are in a convenient location for trimming.  Since the blocks are removable we take them off when not flying the asym.  
> 
> Sara 
> Wandering Star
> 2000 / #707
> 
> 
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>>   1. Asymmetrical Spinnaker Anchor Points (Jeff Smith)
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>> Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2019 20:05:11 +0000
>> From: Jeff Smith <jeffreyssmith at live.com>
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>> To all,
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>> I just installed my new sails (main and genoa) yesterday, and now it is time to think about an asymmetrical spinnaker. The very knowledgeable salesperson who helped me with the sails talked about an issue with mounting blocks on the stern for the spinnaker sheets. This leaves me to wonder, does anyone else have an asymmetrical set-up? If so, what did you use as your mounting point on the bow and on the stern? Also, for anyone on the Chesapeake Bay, any thoughts on using an asymmetrical spinnaker is also welcome. I reduced my genoa from 155% to 140%, in accordance with some discussions about balance, so I think the asym spin would help in those light winds.
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>> Thanks in advance,
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>> Jeff
>> ?94, #121
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