Tom, I use a furler attached to the bowstem without a pole or mast extension without issues.
Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Tom Buscaglia <t...@sv-alera.com> wrote: > At the C&C rendezvous on Thetis Island in BC some of us were discussing > this with a fellow fro UK sails. Options I am considering are having a SS > extension to my bow roller to extend a foot or two off the bow for the > asym. Some thought it also advisable to have a short extension on the > masthead to extend the halyard out about 6-8" as a permanent mount to allow > for the use of furling on the asym without any potential fouling of the > stays.. > > The strength of the bow roller is a concern. But I suspect it is pretty > solid. > > The spar options looks interesting as well. > > I'd love to have the thoughts from our crack team of experts in this > idea... > > Tom B > > Tom Buscaglia > SV Alera > C&C 37+/40 > Vashon Island WA > (206) 463-9200 > www.sv-alera.com > > At 05:46 AM 10/23/2013, you wrote: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:05:54 -0400 > From: "j...@svpaws.net" <j...@svpaws.net> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List mounting sprit on the deck > Message-ID: <ddc53242-e038-40f3-94c9-4b29c1ea3...@svpaws.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > This will be an interesting thread. The tack point is always a marvel of > boatyard engineering so I can't wait to get some ideas. > > John > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Oct 22, 2013, at 8:36 PM, "Pete Shelquist" < > pete.shelqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > I?m exploring the idea of mounting a sprit on my foredeck for flying an > asym. Anyone been down that road? One major concern I have is making > sure the deck is strong enough for the load. > > > > Using this as a source of information: > > http://fortecarbon.com/marine/bow-poles-sprits/ > > > > > > Thanks, > > Pete > > Class of 37 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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