Spinnaker Halyard/Crane/Block
Initially I used the internal halyard and the nose fitting
on the mast. But that setup was prone to jamming.
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Gatita in her first slip in Marina Village. It was a 36' slip - Gatita is 39'+ overall...
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Marina village (from 60' feet up)
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Original mast-head sheave set-up. The blue halyard is the spinnaker halyard
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I had Hansen Rigging set up a masthead crane with a Garhauer
60 series free-swiveling block and an external halyard. Much better setup
and I am very happy with it.
Spinnaker Sheet Blocks
Two harken diamond pad-eyes were through-bolted on each side of the
cockpit to the rear. The sheet blocks are Garhauer 60 series blocks with
bungee keepers attached to lifelines. This block position is fairly aft - we twinge the sheets
as
needed.
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Port-side spinnaker sheet block
(Garhauer 60) |
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Twinge Set-up
A ratchet block with cam is lashed to the mid-ship cleats with spectra
loop. The twinge snatch block (Holt Allen) - is composite and quite
light.
The loops used are climbing loops from REI - they are
strong and cheap ($3 each - c. 2004).
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Guy/Twinge Components |
Ratchet block w/ cam, Twinge Snatch block (Hot Allen), Guy snatch block, (Garhauer), Spectra loop, bungee for Guy block
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Close-up of twinge snatch-block |
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Twinge block ready to go on cleat |
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Twinge line + snatch block |
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The long loops are also very handy |
jacklines, slings, motor hoist.. |
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Mounted on the mid-ship cleats...
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Ready to go
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Twinge block closeup
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Another view
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Spinnaker Guy Blocks
Two Garhauer 60 series snatch blocks lashed to the mid-ship cleats with
spectra loops. They are bungeed to the lifelines to save the gel-coat. Works
great.
Double-ended fore-guy has cam-cleats on each side of the cockpit front on
the cabin-side. The foredeck double block is a Ronstan stand-up block.
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Foreguy eye-strap (cabin side looking aft) |
Double-ended foreguy runs back to the cockpit |
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Foreguy double block on foredeck |
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Spinnaker Pole/Topping Lift/Car/Car Storage
- Spinnaker pole - fixed alum. pole approx. 15+ feet. Toggle/Socket
fitting. It is set up for dip-pole jibes - with an inboard end wire trip
ring).
- Spinnaker pole is stored on deck (starboard side) in chocks.
- Topping lift exits mast on port side - secured on mast mounted cleat.
(3/8" Sta-set line)
- Spinnaker pole car rides on the mast grooves. Control lines and blocks
with jam cleats on mast for inboard height adjustment. (3/8" Sta-set line)
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Pole storage (front)
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car front
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Top fittings
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Spinnaker car
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Car - another view
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Lower blocks
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Car and toggle
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Jaw release fitting
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Pole lift cleat (on mast)
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Masthead block (blue halyard)
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Asymmetric Spinnaker Tack
Setup
Currently I use a block off the stem-head.
This site was last updated
12/03/05