Asymmetric Sail - Hustler 25'

[rikcrane]

Hi,

After many years of sailing my Hustler 25' , I decided to buy an Asymmetric, as down wind sailing is not the best without a spinney and my spinney is so huge and the pole to flipping heavy that in anything above a force 2 I would not feel confident on deck trying to maneuver the pole whilst attached to my spinnaker without taking off.
Has anyone had experience of using an asymmetric on a Hustler 25 and if so can you share some tips.

Many thanks

Richard

 

[bikedaft]

dunno

try here;

http://www.hustler-owners.org.uk/

hustler forums

 

[gibbo26]

Asymmetric (crusing chute)

I use one on my Hustler 25 it works well except dead down wind unless pole is used
I have a snubber which makes it very easy to deploy and drop.
usefull for "lazy" downwind sailing.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Hi,

After many years of sailing my Hustler 25' , I decided to buy an Asymmetric, as down wind sailing is not the best without a spinney and my spinney is so huge and the pole to flipping heavy that in anything above a force 2 I would not feel confident on deck trying to maneuver the pole whilst attached to my spinnaker without taking off.
Has anyone had experience of using an asymmetric on a Hustler 25 and if so can you share some tips.

Many thanks

Richard

Or you could get a carbon pole, to make it easier to handle, and cut down the spinnaker size a bit. I used to race a 25.5 and remember it was typical IOR rig with a big foretriangle and a small main. Consequently, a big kite for the boat size. Doesn't need to be that big if you're not racing.

 

[smth448]

I do not have any direct experience of a Hustler 25.5 but I do remember that the Spinnaker is huge due to the masthead rig and large foretriangle.
If you use a cruising chute you may need a small bowsprit to project the tack forward of the pulpit to make gybing easier. If not too bothered about that a block on the stemhead fitting and a tack line inside the pulpit may be OK.
My dad had a crusing chute set that way on his Fulmar and we used to pole it out goosewinged on a dead run using a telescopic pole.
Mind you the telescopic pole was very heavy. If you are worried about weight go for carbon but that is very heavy on the wallet. Your existing pole might be long enough but I doubt it. On the Fulmar the pole was as long as the base of the foretriangle (J) when at its shortest length. It needed to be fully extended to pole out the chute.
Hope this helps.

 

[rikcrane]

Dear All,

Thank you for your responses. Most appreciated

 

[William_H]

Downwind sail

An alternative would be to cut the existing spin down. This is easily done by folding the spin vertically from top to bottom. Mark out a line from top to a point in from the folded middle I imagine about 1 metre in.
Using a regular sewing machine sew up this line. Cut the spin cloth up near the sewn line to discard the cloth middle to the stitch line. Fold over and hem the cut line.
What you now have is a full height spin of 2 metres less width. This will be a lot more manageable especially in more wind.
Think about it before you do it. If your sewn line is curved you can vary the shoulder width and of course vary the area cut down. Take a bit and try it. You can't replace it of course. But if spin is of no use any way what have you to lose.
For a spin pole you can get an old carbon fibre windsurfer mast. While these are tapered that doesn't matter if you can fix pole ends. That will be much lighter.
give it a try for a huge saving on buying an assy spin. olewill