I need to fabricate a tack fitting for an asymetrical spinnaker out on
the bow sprit forward of the stemhead. What I need is a design load so
I can choose a pin size and then work the other dimensions back from
that. Does anyone know how to predict the tack load for a cruising
chute? Would it be the same as the halyard load?

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Glenn Ashmore

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