[C38] Reaching strut

[Max Soto]

Thanks Joe,

What is the tweaker used for?

Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica

2008/8/1, Joseph Launie <jlaunie at cox.net>:
>
> Max,
>     The reaching strut is a must have for use with a pole. The C-38 stern
> is so narrow that the afterguy and sheet will press against the stanchions
> when the pole is on the headstay for tight reaching. In Southern California
> you can tell whether someone has used a reaching strut by looking at their
> stanchions. Many boats have stanchions bent in at the top. You set up
> attachment points on either side of the mast. Joe Launie, Macavity
>
> Max Soto wrote:
>
>  Hi all,
>
> I just bought a spinnaker pole here in Costa Rica. I was very lucky to get
> one here with the right size. In fact I even have to cut 6" out of it for a
> perfect fit!
> Now that I'm going to learn how to use a spinnaker with a pole, I noticed
> that I have seen many people using the reaching strut when the pole is
> straight forward, but also I have seen more people not using one of this. I
> know that the main goal here is to avoid abnormal forces on the shrouds and
> a better angle for pulling the pole back.
> Can the reaching strut be replaced by the tweaker??? Or the tweaker has a
> totally different use?? Is the reaching strut a "must have" on the spinnaker
> inventory???
>
> I'll appreciate your comments.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Max Soto
> C38 #198 ESTANCIA
> Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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