[C38] Symetrical Spinnakers

[Joseph Launie]

Jay,
The J 105 can use a furling headsail and a chute because the headsail is 
fractional. Since both the head sail and chute are masthead on the 38, 
they compete for space. Just based on my experience - every time I would 
furl the headsail when flying a chute, the furling drum at the top would 
eat the chute halyard. Now you have a chute up you cannot get down. None 
of the chants that I tried seem to work including MF - MF - MF.

     WE got rid of the headsail furler and kept the head foils. I have 
just purchased a Karver Top Down Chute furler. it is scheduled to go on 
this weekend. Will report. Joe

On 7/30/2012 5:26 PM, Jay Sorensen wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> We flew our 0.75 oz spinnaker for the first time yesterday during a 
> family sail and have a couple of questions for the group.
>
> 1.During the douse the spin halyard got stuck and appeared to be 
> caught on the roller furling gear near the masthead.  Is this common?  
> Also, is it normal to roller furl the jib when using a symmetrical 
> chute or do you really need to drop it on deck?  I race on a 
> Serendipity 43 and Swan 51 with a deck sweeper jibs that are dropped 
> when flying a chute, and on a J-105 that rolls the jib while flying an 
> asymmetrical, so having a roller furler and a symmetrical chute is new 
> to us.
>
> 2.While working to get the chute down we added a few new tears to the 
> many that were there previously so was going to put out a call to 
> anyone who might have a used symmetrical spinnaker(s) (0.5-0.75oz) 
> laying around that they are not using.  Will pay a reasonable price 
> plus shipping!
>
> 3.And lastly, does anyone who uses very light spinnaker sheets in 
> light air have a preference for light weight shackles.  The plastic 
> Lewmar ones we use on the Serendipity tend to open up under load and I 
> thought one of you may have a preferable option??  Or maybe we'll just 
> tie on light line!
>
> Thanks much!
>
> Jay & Dorothy Sorensen
>
> C-38 #311 Broad Reach
>
> San Diego, CA
>
>
>
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