I have not looked at the Tacker. That would seem to make sense, as it would
seem to transfer much of the load to the forestay where such large loads
presumably belong. That said, would the ring in the photo be sufficient to
bare the load, or should I still find a way to attach the tack line to the
anchor roller plate?
Thanks for the idea, Bruce Whitmore
(847) 404-5092 (mobile)
bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net
From: Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Matthew L. Wolford <wolf...@erie.net>
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2018 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Cruising chute tack point on bow of 37/40+?
Have you looked at an ATN Tacker? From: Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List Sent:
Monday, October 29, 2018 12:06 PMTo: C&C List Cc: Bruce Whitmore Subject:
Stus-List Cruising chute tack point on bow of 37/40+? Hello all,
I have a n1994 C&C 37/40+, and recently got a lightly used cruising spinnaker
from Bacons. In rigging it up yesterday to check the fit, it occurred to me
that I need to check into the manner in which the tack should be attached to
the boat. In this picture, you will see how I rigged it just to check the fit:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/51uru50vcda3kp1/Bow%20with%20spinnaker%20block.jpg?dl=0.
My concern is, this ring doesn't look robust enough for the stresses of a
large sail.
The rest of the bow looks like this:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/195gwxqxivxop67/Bow%20of%20boat.jpg?dl=0.
I was thinking that a soft shackle passed around the anchor roller might work,
though I saw one post on another board of a Beneteau owner who said he pulled
out his anchor roller using it as a tack point for a spinnaker, and I would be
relying on the strength of the bolt.
What have you folks done, and do you have any photos? Thanks!
Bruce Whitmore
1994 C&C 37/40+ "Astralis"
(847) 404-5092 (mobile)
bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net
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