I don’t ever lift the pole either. It is attached “permanently” to the ring on the spinnaker pole track on the front of the mast and sits vertically on the mast when not in use. When I deploy, I just lift the bottom end out of the mast base, attach to the guy/ring, lower the track, then extend the pole. That part works great. But it has seemed to me that the sheet end dips low if I hook to the sheet rather than the ring. The sail supports it high when clipped to the ring. Maybe I did not let it come to equilibrium, but it would seem that in light winds, you would still get pole dipping when clipped to the sheet. As to genoa sheet attachment, I tried bowlines and soft shackles, but changed to spliced loops in the clew end with the sheet looping through the end to make a minimal, smooth attachment of sheet to clew. Anything else I have tried has more of a tendency to hang up on the baby stay or shrouds during tacks. Sailing short handed, I try to minimize that problem. Dave
> On May 27, 2015, at 5:49 PM, Chuck S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I think it is better that the pole never clip into the clew ring of the sail. > It should capture the active sheet only. Some skippers tie their bowlines > bigger and clip into that, but I converted to using a soft shackle through > the genoa clew that captures the luggage tag ends of the sheets, so not much > loop to clip into. I clip onto the sheet itself, and use the pole lift to > take the weight of the pole off the sail. Works well. I keep the jaws up, > so releasing allows the sail to fly up and out of the jaws. > > Francois developed a smart method that he described previously that allows > him to set the thing without ever lifting the whole weight of the pole. > Maybe he'll respond? > > Chuck > > From: "David Knecht via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: "CnC CnC discussion list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: "David Knecht" <davidakne...@gmail.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 10:16:46 AM > Subject: Stus-List Whisker pole attachment to genoa > > Speaking of whisker poles, I now have one (Thanks- Chuck!!). One thing I > have found is that with the genoa sheets attached, it is hard to find space > to attach the pole end to the clew ring. I am thinking of adding a small > loop of lineto the ring to use for attaching the pole, but am worried about > it catching on things. Any suggestions? Thanks- Dave > > On May 26, 2015, at 9:40 PM, Chuck S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > > Very clever Francois. I'm copying the 34/36 group. > > From: "Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: "Jean-Francois J Rivard" <jfriv...@us.ibm.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 4:49:44 PM > Subject: Stus-List Pictures of my DIY whisker pole mounts > > Hi, A while back I mentioned I that I made some DIY mounts for my new whisker > pole, you can check them out on Flickr here: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/133565480@N04/ > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/133565480@N04/> > > The links for the parts used are on the photo descriptions. > > > Regards, > > -Francois Rivard > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, GA > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > Dr. David Knecht Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology Core Microscopy Facility Director University of Connecticut 91 N. Eagleville Rd. Storrs, CT 06269 860-486-2200
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