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Posted by John Ibele First, twings. I understand the general concept based on what is in the draycote website, but I still don't understand the advantage over a simple hook plus a cleat. There is a cleat just in front of the shroud that allows cleating the spinnaker guy - it seems to me that this should allow the guy to be slack after this point, allowing the crew to hike out without getting tangled in lines. This is cited as the advantage to twings, though, so like I said I'm missing something. Second, pole storage along the boom, the aft end. I saw a rigging suggestion that proposed using a shock cord "track" that was fed through a block on the aft end of the pole (I will have a single-ended setup), and terminated on either side of the boom. What I see most commonly in photos is the use of ring(s) made of cable(?) that is capable of holding the pole when not in use. Is there a part number? Home made? Also, does the crew manually guide the pole through the ring when storing? Thanks in advance!
on 3/7/2006, 9:40 am
192.55.2.36
Two quick questions as I get #7635 back in the water in Minnesota after replacing the deck (not many Fireballs to look at in this area for rigging ideas!).
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