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Pole-ish joke
Well, not a joke...
We like using our spinnaker pole (we don't have a whisker pole) to hold our genoa out in dead-downwind or there-abouts situations. We can rig it so we can furl the genny if needed, by putting the sheet through the jaw, and of course can also release it readily. We have a topping lift for the pole and fore and after guys. As we always use it that way, we're able to "set it and forget it" by markings on the guys, placing it in the same position each time. The pole rides on a mast track on the other end. However, in really rolly stuff, the sail moves around enough that the sheets also move in the jaw, leading to chafe. So, a couple of questions... Given a spin pole rather than a whisker, and the need, perhaps, to furl the genny quickly (and the jaw not being big enough to attach to the clew), is there a better way to rig? Secondly, for those advocating this modus, how do you avoid chafing the sheets? Thanks. -- L8R Skip Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog "You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it however." (and) "There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts." (Richard Bach, in The Reluctant Messiah) |
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