Newbie question on this thread. Lisa and I, after much online research on good old boats decided on a 1986 C&C mk iii 35 which we bought last October. A boat I can stand up in at last! We sailed it 3 times so far. Previous boats were smaller sloop rig and I've never flown a spinnaker. This one came with a spinnaker and has the pole nicely strapped down on the deck. Previous owner of a dozen years never used the spin and it seemed he thought it was more than he wanted to deal with - a fine somewhat elderly gentleman who cruised with his wife from the Chesapeake bay to the keys a few times and kept his engine spotlessly clean.
I don't recall any extra blocks at the bow. I have the spin in a bag and it seems to be in great condition - maybe even new or almost new. It's solid red in color if that means anything - probably not, but maybe vintage 1986? IDK. Asymmetrical cruising type. We don't want to race cause we just don't have time. We will day sail and do some Multi day cruises as we can. We're on the Chesapeake. I want to use the spinnaker this coming season. I just want the thing to pull the boat along DDW (or thereabouts) when we need to and not have it look all goofy or be too hard or dangerous to deal with when wind pipes up and everything goes crazy. Any advice on how to proceed with a newbie KISS approach would be great. Take the pole off the boat and store in the garage for the future owner? Ok. I like the sound of that. Do I need to attach a block near the bow? It seems a sock would be a good addition. Who sells those and what size do I need? Thanks! Ron and Lisa "Mr Bop" 1986 Mk III 35 On Feb 26, 2013, at 11:21 AM, "Pete Shelquist" <pete.shelqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > My take down process is the same as Joe’s. One twist when solo; I throw the > halyard overboard. Due to drag of the water on the line I pull the chute > down vs having it fall in the water. Nice trick and works well whether it’s > blowing 5, 15 or whatever. > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Della > Barba, Joe > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:13 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Cruising Spinnaker > > To add: > 99% of the time I am doing this in light air under autopilot. If the wind is > heavy enough to make the boat squirrely under Otto I’ll use the genoa > instead. To lower I’ll usually pop the shackle off the tack and use the sheet > to pull the sail into the cockpit. I tend to raise the sail from the mast and > then run the halyard aft to lower it from the cockpit. In real light air it > is easy enough to lower it onto the foredeck if you want to. In a race with > DDW legs the boats with poles will beat you AND you might take a PHRF* hit > for being “different” – this is a cruising technique. There really is nothing > quite as nice as making good way in light air under the awning with a cold > drink watching the chute while everyone else is going downwind in a cloud of > exhaust. > > * I wonder if anyone would want to make a “cruising chute asym class” where > you don’t use bowsprits and set the downwind legs with offset marks. Might be > a lot more fun than JAM racing on a light air day and still be doable with a > small crew. > > Joe Della Barba Coquina > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick > G Street > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 11:06 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Cruising Spinnaker > > I forgot to mention that Pete Shelquist from this list is selling me a used > chute scoop, so I'll add that to the rig. Up until now, if the wind piped > up, we had to just let the sheet fly and try to stuff the spin down the > forehatch. The scoop should help me out with dousing, and maybe even allow > me to fly the spin when single-handing. > > Also, I DO have a fixed spinnaker pole; but I've never used it, and it's been > living off the boat in storage for several years, as it just got underfoot. > If anyone has a need for it, let me know -- I'd rather have a whisker pole > for the sailing I do. > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Feb 25, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: > > > That sounds very similar to the setup I use with my asymmetrical, Fred. I had > not thought of using the symmetrical that way. Now that my engine is rebuilt > and I may get some sailing in, I'll give it a whirl. > > Rich Knowles > Indigo. LF38 > Halifax > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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