Sailing Terminology Question
 

What is a "Fractulator"?

How is it used?

What types of boats have them?

[1 pt]

Sailing Terminology Question
 

"Bart" wrote in message
ups.com...
What is a "Fractulator"?

How is it used?

What types of boats have them?

[1 pt]



I think it's spelled fraculator.... used in racing... something about
downwind sailing. I forget.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

Sailing Terminology Question
 

Bart wrote:
What is a "Fractulator"?

sort of like a gunningham for the jib

How is it used?

when you're sailing of wind

What types of boats have them?

just a guess but one with a fractional rig?

[1 pt]

If I'm right I want 2 pts

Sailing Terminology Question
 

katy wrote:
Bart wrote:

What is a "Fractulator"?


sort of like a cunningham for the jib
corrected typo


How is it used?


when you're sailing of wind


What types of boats have them?


just a guess but one with a fractional rig?


[1 pt]


If I'm right I want 2 pts

Sailing Terminology Question
 

"Bart" wrote in message
ups.com...
What is a "Fractulator"?

How is it used?

What types of boats have them?

[1 pt]


The fraculator is a piece of line that passes through a
block attached to the stem fitting. Tie a snap hook on one
end of it. Tie a piece of shock cord to the other end. Run
the shock cord along the toe rail and attach it to a
stanchion. You use the fraculator when you're sailing
offwind. After you drop the genoa, re-feed the head through
the pre-feeder and into the headfoil. Attach the snap hook
to the genoa's head ring or the jib halyard shackle and
tension the jib halyard. Before coming to the leeward mark,
ease the jib halyard 1' and disconnect the fraculator. Using
the fraculator reduces the risk of making last minute
mistakes at the leeward mark.

Sailing Terminology Question
 

Scotty wrote:
"Bart" wrote in message
ups.com...

What is a "Fractulator"?

How is it used?

What types of boats have them?

[1 pt]



The fraculator is a piece of line that passes through a
block attached to the stem fitting. Tie a snap hook on one
end of it. Tie a piece of shock cord to the other end. Run
the shock cord along the toe rail and attach it to a
stanchion. You use the fraculator when you're sailing
offwind. After you drop the genoa, re-feed the head through
the pre-feeder and into the headfoil. Attach the snap hook
to the genoa's head ring or the jib halyard shackle and
tension the jib halyard. Before coming to the leeward mark,
ease the jib halyard 1' and disconnect the fraculator. Using
the fraculator reduces the risk of making last minute
mistakes at the leeward mark.





Ah! So you found the Santana site too!

Sailing Terminology Question
 

"katy" wrote in message
...
Scotty wrote:
"Bart" wrote in message

ups.com...

What is a "Fractulator"?

How is it used?

What types of boats have them?

[1 pt]



The fraculator is a piece of line that passes through a
block attached to the stem fitting. Tie a snap hook on
one
end of it. Tie a piece of shock cord to the other end.
Run
the shock cord along the toe rail and attach it to a
stanchion. You use the fraculator when you're sailing
offwind. After you drop the genoa, re-feed the head
through
the pre-feeder and into the headfoil. Attach the snap
hook
to the genoa's head ring or the jib halyard shackle and
tension the jib halyard. Before coming to the leeward
mark,
ease the jib halyard 1' and disconnect the fraculator.
Using
the fraculator reduces the risk of making last minute
mistakes at the leeward mark.





Ah! So you found the Santana site too!

What santa site, that was all off the top of my head.

Scotty

Sailing Terminology Question
 

On Aug 27, 5:32 pm, katy wrote:
Bart wrote:
What is a "Fractulator"?

sort of like a gunningham for the jib


It is not a Cunningham for the jib.



How is it used?

when you're sailing of wind


Correct, but you don't explain why...

What types of boats have them?

just a guess but one with a fractional rig?

Good guess. Worth 1/3 point.

Sailing Terminology Question
 

On Aug 27, 8:36 pm, "Scotty" wrote:
"Bart" wrote in message

ups.com...

What is a "Fractulator"?

How is it used?

What types of boats have them?

[1 pt]

The fraculator is a piece of line that passes through a
block attached to the stem fitting. Tie a snap hook on one
end of it. Tie a piece of shock cord to the other end. Run
the shock cord along the toe rail and attach it to a
stanchion. You use the fraculator when you're sailing
offwind. After you drop the genoa, re-feed the head through
the pre-feeder and into the headfoil. Attach the snap hook
to the genoa's head ring or the jib halyard shackle and
tension the jib halyard. Before coming to the leeward mark,
ease the jib halyard 1' and disconnect the fraculator. Using
the fraculator reduces the risk of making last minute
mistakes at the leeward mark.

Scotty, I found where you got this. Frankly I think ithis
description makes no sense.

Sailing Terminology Question
 

"Bart" wrote in message
ps.com...
On Aug 27, 8:36 pm, "Scotty" wrote:
"Bart" wrote in message


ups.com...

What is a "Fractulator"?

How is it used?

What types of boats have them?

[1 pt]

The fraculator is a piece of line that passes through a
block attached to the stem fitting. Tie a snap hook on
one
end of it. Tie a piece of shock cord to the other end.
Run
the shock cord along the toe rail and attach it to a
stanchion. You use the fraculator when you're sailing
offwind. After you drop the genoa, re-feed the head
through
the pre-feeder and into the headfoil. Attach the snap
hook
to the genoa's head ring or the jib halyard shackle and
tension the jib halyard. Before coming to the leeward
mark,
ease the jib halyard 1' and disconnect the fraculator.
Using
the fraculator reduces the risk of making last minute
mistakes at the leeward mark.

Scotty, I found where you got this. Frankly I think ithis
description makes no sense.

the drawing was nice though.

SBV