Scott & John,

First; Scotty, About the ATN Tacker. I carvered mine out off a used Tide
Plastic bottle with a line stitched to the outside with loops to take a
shackle. If you want one, send me a snail Addy and I'll ship you one.

Second; John, if you need a down haul a block to the Tack Hook, which
you're not using, and a line to the tack, thru the block and back to the
cockpit to a cleat.
Also, John, looking at the picture, you would be much better off running
your Spinnaker forward of all those lines, with your sheets outside
everything (Both working sheet and lazy sheet) Then Gybbing, you head up
a bit, let go the working sheet, pull the spinnaker thru to the wind
shadow of the Main. Set the new working sheet, Gybe the Main and away
you go on the new course

That is another joy off the Cruising Spinnaker. Easy Gybbing, no pole
and only sheets and down haul, to be set from the cockpit. No one at the
pointy end of the boat during a Gybe.

Ole Thom


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