Dennis, Easy is a relative term. There don't appear to be any "off the shelf" removable sprits, particularly for old boats. So I imagine it would be custom fabrication.
A friend of mine races on a Kerr 50 last summer and they has such an arrangement, complete with multiple sprits for different race types (buoy/offshore) deliver, etc. The on-deck sprits are relatively easy to install. You just need to mount two attachments points. Eric ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "I want 10,000 tough guys, and I want 10,000 soft guys to make the tough guys look tougher! And here's how I want them arranged: tough, soft, tough, tough, soft, tough, soft, soft, tough, tough, soft, soft, tough, soft, tough, soft!" *Russ Cargill* On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:02 AM, Dennis C. <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I don't disagree with Will. I watch the sprit boats sailing those wide > angles, adding to course, and really wonder sometimes. It all equals out > in the end. :) Of course, when they get up on plane, it's a wee bit > different. > > I read these posts on foredeck mounted sprit kits and wonder if it > wouldn't be easier to just to do something along the lines of the new C&C > 30. That is, a composite mounting bracket that mounts down each side of > the bow just under the toerail and a removable sprit and bob stay. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Will Harris <w...@waterlinesystems.com> > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Sent:* Sunday, December 8, 2013 10:25 AM > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List bowsprit/asym > > For the boats you guys are talking about, C&C 34, C&C 40s etc., in > fairness you should get a hefty PHRF CREDIT, for switching to asyms. > You guys can cream the sprit boats dead down in moderate breeze. Just > pull the pole back and aim for the mark. > > I sailed an RCYC Open a few years back on a really well-sailed Bene > 10.4, ( awful boat... but I digress). > "Red Jacket" was in our class and we owed her a bunch of time. We'd > dust her upwind, then go reaching around on our gybe angles. She'd > round behind, square back and just grind our bendy, french asses into dust. > > If it was a 5 leg course, we had a chance. Downwind finish??... > fageddaboudit. > > Not all PHRF committees have figured this out. If you do switch, your > rating should get significantly BETTER. Sadly, it probably won't. > > -- > Will Harris > Waterline Systems > > 716-531-6088 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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