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Posted by Dave White on 3/8/2006, 8:14 am, in reply to "Twings and pole storage" --Previous Message--
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: 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!).
:
: 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!
:
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