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I am considering purchasing a gennaker for my Mark III. Ideally, the halyard for the gennaker attaches above the forestay on the mast and the foot of the sail attaches in front of the forestay on the deck. On my boat, the forestay attaches right at the tip of the bow, so there is no room to attach the sail properly. Has anyone addressed this problem? The alternative is to fly the gennaker behind the forestay, but I understand that can make jibing difficult.
I was considering adding a spinaker halyard this year, but have not done so yet. Most boats I have seen attach a stainless steel U off of the mast head. To the U, they add a block and swivel. This creates an external halyard but keeps it in front of forestay. It should work for an asymetrical.
Regards
Cameron
Just a thought, but...can you add a shackle of the same type that the jib tack attaches to as found inside the forestay / deck connection, but have it aligned outside the forestay rather than inside? All it would call for is a longer clevis pin to hold it all together and a slightly wider base on the new shackle to fit outside the already present one(s). We have two tack shackles on ours so I don't see why three would be a problem, or a second if there's only one right now. Alternatively, if you have two shackles already and only use one (i.e. no sail changes during racing), you might just flip one to the outside next time the forestay is unatached. (Make sure you use a halyard or two tensioned to the bow to keep the mast upright if you decide to do it mid-season. I only mention it because I've seen a number of masts fall into the lake. Some people seem to think all masts are stepped through the deck. Surprise! <IMG src="http://www.cc27association.com/f3/toast/emoticons/icon_wink.gif">)
Gord.
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some gennakers have a hank at the tack of the sail. If your forestay is wire instead of a track, the hank will swing around the forestay as you gybe.
There is usually a rope attached to the hank that lets you play with the height of the clew.
John F.
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