Posted By: Jon Hamlet
Retrieving spinnaker into snuffer - where's 2d kno - 09/23/03 01:16 AM
Spent this past weekend sailing in pretty good winds, but discovered a new problem that I never had before. I have completely redone the Taipan's front rigging, and the snuffer lines. Before, I never seemed to have any problem "snuffing" the spinnaker, even in good winds (15-20), except for occasionaly "running" over the sheets in big swells. This weekend I had trouble putting it away every time in fairly flat seas. I put the second knot about 20" down from the primary tie point in the spinnaker. I always did this to avoid the spinnaker becoming bunched as it approached the snuffer mouth. This weekend, the bottom seemed to blow out each time and I was left with spinnaker half in and half out of the chute bag. I tried moving the knot up to about 12" and back to about 36", but the 18-20" range seemed about right. I turned dead downwind as I retrieved, but struggled every time.
I can see how the mid mount snuffer (skunk) could alleviate this problem, but I'm trying to stay with the original one I put together.
Any suggestions? Anyone else have this problem? Maybe I was flying it in too much wind? It was gusty, but the seas were only 2-3 feet.
But, hey! What a ride!
Jon Hamlet
Taipan #217
casey Key Island, Florida
I can see how the mid mount snuffer (skunk) could alleviate this problem, but I'm trying to stay with the original one I put together.
Any suggestions? Anyone else have this problem? Maybe I was flying it in too much wind? It was gusty, but the seas were only 2-3 feet.
But, hey! What a ride!
Jon Hamlet
Taipan #217
casey Key Island, Florida