Ron, Welcome! I also have a 35/3. I'm in Annapolis. I took the advice of others on the list and drilled a hole in the bow fittings and attached a shackle. I have a snatch block that attaches to the tack and runs back to the cockpit. I can take pictures or show you my boat if you are close by. I'm trying to decide between a sock and furler. The cheapest socks are from North Sails Direct - not the local North lot. They run about $350.
Joel 35/3 The Office Annapolis On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 12:15 PM, Ron Kaye <ronkaye...@gmail.com> wrote: > Newbie question on this thread. Lisa and I, after much online research on > good old boats decided on a 1986 C&C mk iii 35 which we bought last > October. A boat I can stand up in at last! We sailed it 3 times so far. > Previous boats were smaller sloop rig and I've never flown a spinnaker. > This one came with a spinnaker and has the pole nicely strapped down on > the deck. Previous owner of a dozen years never used the spin and it > seemed he thought it was more than he wanted to deal with - a fine somewhat > elderly gentleman who cruised with his wife from the Chesapeake bay to the > keys a few times and kept his engine spotlessly clean. > > I don't recall any extra blocks at the bow. I have the spin in a bag and > it seems to be in great condition - maybe even new or almost new. It's > solid red in color if that means anything - probably not, but maybe > vintage 1986? IDK. Asymmetrical cruising type. > > We don't want to race cause we just don't have time. We will day sail and > do some Multi day cruises as we can. We're on the Chesapeake. I want to > use the spinnaker this coming season. I just want the thing to pull the > boat along DDW (or thereabouts) when we need to and not have it look all > goofy or be too hard or dangerous to deal with when wind pipes up and > everything goes crazy. > > Any advice on how to proceed with a newbie KISS approach would be great. > Take the pole off the boat and store in the garage for the future owner? > Ok. I like the sound of that. Do I need to attach a block near the bow? > It seems a sock would be a good addition. Who sells those and what size > do I need? > > Thanks! > > Ron and Lisa > "Mr Bop" > 1986 Mk III 35 > > On Feb 26, 2013, at 11:21 AM, "Pete Shelquist" <pete.shelqu...@comcast.net> > wrote: > > My take down process is the same as Joe’s. One twist when solo; I throw > the halyard overboard. Due to drag of the water on the line I pull the > chute down vs having it fall in the water. Nice trick and works well > whether it’s blowing 5, 15 or whatever.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* CnC-List > [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com<cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] > *On Behalf Of *Della Barba, Joe > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:13 AM > > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Cruising Spinnaker**** > > ** ** > > To add:**** > > 99% of the time I am doing this in light air under autopilot. If the wind > is heavy enough to make the boat squirrely under Otto I’ll use the genoa > instead. To lower I’ll usually pop the shackle off the tack and use the > sheet to pull the sail into the cockpit. I tend to raise the sail from the > mast and then run the halyard aft to lower it from the cockpit. In real > light air it is easy enough to lower it onto the foredeck if you want to. > In a race with DDW legs the boats with poles will beat you AND you might > take a PHRF* hit for being “different” – this is a cruising technique. > There really is nothing quite as nice as making good way in light air under > the awning with a cold drink watching the chute while everyone else is > going downwind in a cloud of exhaust.**** > > ** ** > > * I wonder if anyone would want to make a “cruising chute asym class” > where you don’t use bowsprits and set the downwind legs with offset marks. > Might be a lot more fun than JAM racing on a light air day and still be > doable with a small crew.**** > > ** ** > > *Joe Della Barba Coquina* > > ** ** > > *From:* CnC-List > [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com<cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] > *On Behalf Of *Frederick G Street > *Sent:* Monday, February 25, 2013 11:06 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Cruising Spinnaker**** > > ** ** > > I forgot to mention that Pete Shelquist from this list is selling me a > used chute scoop, so I'll add that to the rig. Up until now, if the wind > piped up, we had to just let the sheet fly and try to stuff the spin down > the forehatch. The scoop should help me out with dousing, and maybe even > allow me to fly the spin when single-handing.**** > > ** ** > > Also, I DO have a fixed spinnaker pole; but I've never used it, and it's > been living off the boat in storage for several years, as it just got > underfoot. If anyone has a need for it, let me know -- I'd rather have a > whisker pole for the sailing I do.**** > > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V *Oceanis* (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(* > *** > > ** ** > > On Feb 25, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote:**** > > ** ** > > That sounds very similar to the setup I use with my asymmetrical, Fred. I > had not thought of using the symmetrical that way. Now that my engine is > rebuilt and I may get some sailing in, I'll give it a whirl. **** > > Rich Knowles**** > > Indigo. 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