P.1 - This is an overall picture. In P.4 & 5 I did the overall different. In this one you see wire going to the Dolphin Striker piece right at the base (this assures no holes are drilled in the pole itself) This is wire with non-stretch line for adjusting and tightening. Then there is just line running from the bow to the bottom of the Dolphin Striker to keep it from going to either side. However see P.__ -- if we could have a flange or something in the attachment to the main beam, we wouldn't have to worry so much about the Dophin Striker going to one side or the other. |
P.2 - Adifferent view of the overall. Here you can see an additional line running from bow to bow and over the pole. This is wire and non-stretch line for adjustment and tightening. In P..4 & 5 I eliminated that. It doesn't seem to make much difference either. This line is probably overkill. |
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P.3 - Another overall view, from the front. And again yo can see the line running from bow to bow. |
P.4 - This is the new way to capture the pole. There is wire running from the bow to the upper and lower ends of the Dophin Striker with non-stretch-line for adjustment and tightening. |
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P.5 -Same as P.4, different view |
P.6 - Same, different view |
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P.7 - Here is the underside view of the pole where it is attached to the main beam. I like the idea of only having to drill a small hole in the front of the main beam for installation. If there is some way we can manufacture such a piece that simply slips into the hole, it would be nice. Also the lower flange helps the Dolphin Striker from going to either side. It would be nice to have something that did it better. |
P.8 - End of the pole. Here I used two fairly light eyestraps and made sure I didn't tighten them so tight as to weaken the material. The lower is for the Dolphin Striker wire, the upper for the furler drum attachment |
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P.9 - I made the cable for the Dolphin Striker out of old material and it was a little short, so used non-stretch for the adjustment and tightening. |
P.10 Here you can see the furling line is cheap dacron line of small size. It is dead-ended on the shackle below the furlling drum, then to the turning block in the picture, and back to and feeding into the furler drum. To the turning block is attached a comfortable retrieving line which is fed through a very inexpensive block. (Hope it holds) It started acting up already and we may have to go to a more expensive block. The reason I like this one so well is that it is easy to operate -- you really almost need to furl when you tack going upwind. But, most cleats will work. Clam Cleats won't as the line will not feed out without recleating. |
