My 35Iii came with a large shackle that goes through a hole drilled in the aluminum bow fitting. I place a snatch block on the shackle and use that for the tackline - places the tack forward of the headstay so I have to do outside gybes - not a big enough slot for inside gybes.
-- Jonathan Indigo C&C 35III SOUTHPORT CT > On Sep 9, 2016, at 18:06, Dave via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just ordered my cruising chute from Rolly Tasker in Thailand and am looking > forward to trying it out.. Probably next season. Have flown my symmetrical > a few times singlehanded. > Considering how to do this on Windstar and am curious about how others have > addressed a few things: > -Halyard at cockpit. In this case it might make sense to have halyard at > mast - this way halyard, and spin-sock can be dealt with together. > -Halyard at masthead. On the 33-2 there are three halyards available, all > are in-masthead sheaves, parallel to each other . I currently use the > centre one for the Genoa, and any other halyard chafes its neighbour on one > tack. > -Tack downhaul. There isn't one forward of the furler drum. The downhaul > itself can be rigged using the spin-pole downhaul line, fair leads and > cleats, but the fixed, forward tack is a problem to be resolved. > Many thanks for any guidance! > Dave - Windstar 33-2 > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated! _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
