I second the use of an ATN sock for hoisting and dousing the sail. With a very little practice they work very well. I wouldn't worry too much about your kite being symmetric. the thing that throws people is the hassle of dealing with a pole. You don't really need it. You aren't trying to get maximum efficiency out of your sail, you just want it to work. And you can fly a symmetric kite exactly the same way you'd fly an asymmetric one. I would be careful about tacking it to the anchor roller assembly. It wasn't designed for upward loads. Satisfy yourself that it's going to be strong enough before you use it. I set my kite from just inside the headstay and it works fine. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine
On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Ron Kaye <ronkaye...@gmail.com> wrote: > That's an impressive piece of equipment Joel. Thanks for letting me > know. (That's what she said har). > > Thanks. The symmetrical spin is the only "extra" sail we have. > On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Ron, >> >> I hate to brag ... Luff is 44, leach is 39, foot is 28’2”. It came off >> a Tartan 34. Its cool flying it wing and wing in light air! If you have >> any other racing sails you don't need, let me know! >> >> Joel >> 35/3 >> The Office >> Annapolis >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 3:07 PM, Ron Kaye <ronkaye...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Joel, >>> I hate to ask such a personal question, but what size is yours? >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 2:59 PM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Ron, Lisa, >>>> >>>> Glad you are getting to enjoy the boat! I have her twin on South >>>> River, and there is another in Selby as well. >>>> >>>> Double check the weight of the chute. They are usually .5 or .75 >>>> ounce. My heavy chute is 1.5. >>>> >>>> There are lots of used symmetrical chutes out there. Asyms are harder >>>> to find. Try L-36.com and click on used sail finder. It will check >>>> inventory of all the major sail suppliers. I found mine on Craigslist. >>>> >>>> Hope to see you on the Bay! >>>> >>>> Joel >>>> 35/3 >>>> The Office >>>> Annapolis >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 2:36 PM, Ron Kaye <ronkaye...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks for all the great info on the 4000 Autohelm. I'm thinking it >>>>> might be a magnetic disturbance of the compass and I think I might have >>>>> stowed a head-mounted flashlight in the chart table. Maybe... I hope >>>>> that's it. We shall see this weekend when we get back for another trip. >>>>> >>>>> As for the sail, the boat came with a tri-radial spinnaker. The real >>>>> deal. I think the PPO may have been into racing but the PO and the CO's >>>>> are not. The PO said he'd never raised the thing in 12 years. >>>>> >>>>> At this point, Lisa and I don't want to wrestle with a full on >>>>> spinnaker if the wind pipes up and we have to get it under control in a >>>>> hurry since it will usually be the two of us or the two of us and if there >>>>> are others they won't know anything about sailing. So... a crusising >>>>> spinnaker I believe is what we need. I'd like to get a used one and will >>>>> check Bacon in Annapolis. >>>>> >>>>> If anyone would like to trade sails, I'd give up the tri-radial >>>>> spinnaker for a asymmetrical of appropriate size. Its solid red. 3 oz, >>>>> and seems to be well made amd in very good condition from what I've seen >>>>> of >>>>> it but I admit we haven't pulled the whole thing out of the bag. Its a >>>>> Doyle sail. We are near Annapolis. >>>>> >>>>> As far as connecting it, we have a typical roller furler on for the >>>>> genoa and a custom anchor roller sprit with a nice large piece of >>>>> stainless >>>>> that I could drill into to connect the tack with a few feet of line to >>>>> allow it to rise up a bit to see under. Is that about right? >>>>> >>>>> From what I've heard, Bacon has the info to size the sail >>>>> appropriately for make and model of boat but I'd like to hear any opinions >>>>> from the list as well. >>>>> Thanks again. Sorry to be a pests with all these questions. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Ron & Lisa >>>>> '86 35/3 >>>>> To be Renamed >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>>>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>>>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Joel >>>> 301 541 8551 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ron >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Joel >> 301 541 8551 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > > > -- > Ron > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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