Tom, I concur with John's view. The Flying Scots in our club all had adjustable tracks on the front of the mast for the Spinnaker poles. The strain on the track (when poorly used) continually broke the rivets on the track. The tracks have all be replace with a fixed ring.
Thanks Doug Kelch --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Tom, > > As with most things sailing...it depends. If I were > racing in the spinnaker > fleet I would certainly put one on my mast. It > allows for much more precise > triming. For recreational sailing, I've never > really missed having it. > Rather than trim as perfectly as possible, when I > singlehand I usually over > trim. That way I don't have as much worry about > the sail collapsing. > > John Edwards > Miss T > M17 # 372 > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
