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Shelby
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Initially Posted - 11/05/2001 :  20:17:17  Show Profile
When I purchased my C25 last year, it came with a spinnaker, sail and pole, and all the other stuff I might need to use it. My C25 also came with the Harken rollerfurling, which I think is great. Here is the question, of which I believe I might know the a
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Response Posted - 11/05/2001 :  21:08:17  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
<font face='Comic Sans MS'><font size=2>Shelby
You should have a separate spinnaker halyard. On your masthead there should be a block that extends forward beyond the sheaves (sp?) for the jib halyard. If you don’t have this its easy (when the mast is do
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Response Posted - 11/07/2001 :  16:21:41  Show Profile
John: Do you end-for end your pole or dip-gybe it?
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Response Posted - 11/07/2001 :  16:36:31  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
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John: Do you end-for end your pole or dip-gybe it?


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Champipple
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Response Posted - 11/08/2001 :  07:50:28  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
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John: Do you end-for end your pole or dip-gybe it?

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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 11/08/2001 :  11:27:41  Show Profile
'Sorry y'all, but I'm totally lost!<img src=icon_smile_blush.gif border=0 align=middle> I am brand new to sailing, and I've never used a spinnaker before.

What is the difference between a spinnaker and a drifter? What is the "end-for-end" with the po
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Response Posted - 11/08/2001 :  17:41:17  Show Profile
Drifters are like large, light genoa jibs; attached to the bow fitting and often hanked on. The bit about end-for-end or dip-pole gybing refers to the way a spinnaker pole is released from the guy and reattached to the sheet (now the guy) when gybing a st
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Response Posted - 11/08/2001 :  18:06:51  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 11/08/2001 :  21:25:37  Show Profile
OK ... thanks to all for the help. A good friend of mine gave me a copy of <u>The Annapolis Book of Seamanship</u> ... I'll check it out.

Buzz Maring, C-25 SK/SR #68, "Freya"
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 11/09/2001 :  08:49:43  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
With a spinaker, both clews (bottom ends) are free and unattached from the boat, there isn't a tack(leading bottom end on jib and main) . The windward side of the boat when going down wind has a pole that holds out the clew. It is also attached to the ma
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Shelby
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Response Posted - 11/09/2001 :  19:46:53  Show Profile
Duane,

Thanks, this is great info and I'm also going to get the book.

Shelby on "Third S" '82 C25 #3208 SKSR
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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 11/10/2001 :  09:18:36  Show Profile
Actually, most drifters are gennoa jibs in all respects except that they are generally made from 1.5 oz spinnaker cloth so that they fill in light summer breezes. My drifter is a 150%. But, I've seen 'em as big as 165% sails. They are hoisted just like
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