Not that it is necessarily the best answer, but I have had success using the anchor roller as a bow sprit for the spinnaker. A rubber roller provides a turning point for the tack line. You can run the tack line to a bow cleat. Under load it becomes very difficult to adjust. If you lead if further back, you can put in on a winch or 4:1 block and tackle.
Look for the white line with blue fleck. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N-3Pp7bE6UhAvyt6QQ5nmqt--T3DHlEt/view?usp=drivesdk Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Oct 29, 2018 12:07 PM, "Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: 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 _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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