I installed a Selden sprit on a Peterson 37 here. No rating penalty out to a certain length or chute size.
Hasn't seemed to make much of a performance difference for the boat but it has helped reduce required crew. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 8:15 PM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > FWIW, I'm getting the sprit just to have more fun sailing downwind. I > find my 34R sails upwind very fast but wants more sail area downwind and > I'm thinking the asym will answer that need and a sprit will make it fly > better and project the luff further out so I can sail deeper downwind than > if I rigged the tack to my anchor roller. I may have to sail angles to > keep it working, and sail further but it should be fun learning and trying > things instead of sailing straight downwind in five knots of wind making > about three knots with "no wind" across the deck in 100 degree heat. > > >
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