The way the line and block are run in the photo it would be impossible to to tack the chute to port without fouling. We have a much smaller 30-2, but with essentially the same bow set up/anchor roller etc. Our tack block is connected to the bow roller at the anchor retaining pin. I believe yours should be there as well, especially for outside jibes, which I presume you will be doing (unless you are racing with crew who can haul it inside, even then you will not have hardly any room forward of the head stay and likely to get spinnaker wraps on your new chute.) The upper part of the bow pulpit is on our boat, a bit too far forward in an ideal world.
The ATN tacker would keep the chute from falling off to leeward, but will not solve a bad lead. Also, Joels concern is valid too. The foil is not designed for high loading in any direction really. KD 2 cents On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 10:07 AM Dennis C. via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > In a perfect world, a line would be led from the tack through a block back > to the cockpit. The block would be attached to the deck forward of the fire > stay. The tack line would be eased or trimmed to shape the curve of the > luff. > > You MAY barely have room to attach a padeye with a diamond shaped base > forward of the fore stay. I’m assuming there is a stem plate under the > anchor roller plate. Attaching would involve drilling and tapping into the > stem plate, not the anchor plate. > > Dennis C. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 29, 2018, at 12:51 PM, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I have not looked at the Tacker. That would seem to make sense, as it > would seem to transfer much of the load to the forestay where such large > loads presumably belong. That said, would the ring in the photo be > sufficient to bare the load, or should I still find a way to attach the > tack line to the anchor roller plate? > > Thanks for the idea, > > Bruce Whitmore > > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Matthew L. Wolford <wolf...@erie.net> > *Sent:* Monday, October 29, 2018 12:14 PM > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Cruising chute tack point on bow of 37/40+? > > Have you looked at an ATN Tacker? > > *From:* Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Monday, October 29, 2018 12:06 PM > *To:* C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Bruce Whitmore <bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net> > *Subject:* Stus-List Cruising chute tack point on bow of 37/40+? > > Hello all, > > I have a n1994 C&C 37/40+, and recently got a lightly used cruising > spinnaker from Bacons. In rigging it up yesterday to check the fit, it > occurred to me that I need to check into the manner in which the tack > should be attached to the boat. In this picture, you will see how I rigged > it just to check the fit: > https://www.dropbox.com/s/51uru50vcda3kp1/Bow%20with%20spinnaker%20block.jpg?dl=0. > My concern is, this ring doesn't look robust enough for the stresses of a > large sail. > > The rest of the bow looks like this: > https://www.dropbox.com/s/195gwxqxivxop67/Bow%20of%20boat.jpg?dl=0. > > I was thinking that a soft shackle passed around the anchor roller might > work, though I saw one post on another board of a Beneteau owner who said > he pulled out his anchor roller using it as a tack point for a spinnaker, > and I would be relying on the strength of the bolt. > > What have you folks done, and do you have any photos? > > Thanks! > > Bruce Whitmore > 1994 C&C 37/40+ "Astralis" > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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