[C38] Reaching strut

[Joseph Launie]

Max,
beats me. I have seen a line used to the middle of the chute to help 
when dropping it. You use a tweaker for a genoa like a barber hauler to 
change the trim angle. it is just another pucker string to pull when you 
cannot think of anything else to do. Joe

Max Soto wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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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