Tiki 21 Spinnaker

Comment by Roger on October 23, 2013 at 9:57am

PS here is another pic where you can see the guy lines

Comment by Jay Bennett on October 23, 2013 at 2:57pm

Hi Roger

thanks for the info. 

sounds pretty simple which is good. 

Let you know how i get on. 

Cheers

Comment by Jay Bennett on October 25, 2013 at 4:06am

so roger and others already running Spinnakers. 

Are you attaching a single block on the aft end of the rope which the main halyard block is connected to and passes through the mast?

or?

Comment by Roger on October 25, 2013 at 9:48am

Jay, do you mean for the spinnaker halyard?

If so, I fixed a block to the top of the mast last time it was down and run a separate halyard just for the spin. A simpler option would be to just use the jib halyard.

Roger

Comment by Jay Bennett on October 25, 2013 at 1:45pm

Yes sorry I meant the spinnaker halyard. 

the only problem for using the jib halyard is that the spinnaker halyard needs to sit above the forestay and my jib halyard is running through the blind sheave in the wooden mast which brings it out below the forestay. 

Pretty simple really, i'll have to drop the mast next week and i'll either attach the spinnaker halyard to the front of the rope of the main sail block or I'll screw in an independent attachment to affix the spinnaker block. 

Cheers

Comment by Jay Bennett on October 29, 2013 at 12:51am

Roger, 

what length are your guide ropes; and do you have cleats for them on the beam in front of the mast? 

Cheers

Comment by paul anderson on October 29, 2013 at 3:25am

So from what you are saying Jay, the blind sheave is not an option for spinnaker? I have an asymmetrical for my t26.

Comment by Roger on October 29, 2013 at 11:49am

Paul,

See attached picture of the head of the sail on Little Cat. If the spin luff is not too long, then the head of the spin is going to sit out a bit from the mast (the forestay on a Tiki 21 is 20', and the spin I'm using has a luff of 19'). I have not tried the spin halyard thru the fixed sheave, but it looks like it would work if not perfectly - it might foul a bit when gybing, but would work ok on one tack.

Jay, I'm currently using my jib sheets for the guy lines (I have my jib blocks on snap connectors) and am also taking them back to the jib sheet cleats. I will eventually set it up with dedicated guy lines and blocks.

Rog

Comment by Jay Bennett on October 29, 2013 at 2:21pm

I have always thought the spinnaker halyard needs to sit higher than the forestay so that it has free travel when gybing……the blind sheave is below the top of the forestay on my mast. 

My spinnaker is an asymmetrical too Paul. Do you run yours through the blind sheave on your t26?

having not tired it I can't say for sure but my mind tells me it's going to constantly hit up against the forestay causing wear to the halyard and will mean to gybe I will need to drop the sail and hoist on other side of forestay. 

 

Comment by paul anderson on October 29, 2013 at 11:52pm

thanks Roger, Jay i have bought it for when i finally get her launched.

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