Ardenfour
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I've seen a couple of boats which have a length of 'genoa track' leading back from the stemhead. Can anyone explain to me what this is for?
'Genoa track' at stemhead?
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seadog30
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Spin pole down haul ?
PaulMcC
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No idea
But I have one.
I use the car on it as a turning block for the spinniker pole downhaul and as a conventient place to temporarily secure the anchor to. Oh and as the fitting at the bottom when hoisting an anchor ball. And I sometimes clip my tether to it if I'm working at the bows in rough weather as it's the only thing around there which is far enough from the rail that I wouldn't end up in the water if I fell off. And I've contemplated using it to secure my storm jib (raising that with a spinnaker halyard) but haven't had a good opportunty to test that yet.
It's really useful but no idea what the design purpose was.
But I have one.
I use the car on it as a turning block for the spinniker pole downhaul and as a conventient place to temporarily secure the anchor to. Oh and as the fitting at the bottom when hoisting an anchor ball. And I sometimes clip my tether to it if I'm working at the bows in rough weather as it's the only thing around there which is far enough from the rail that I wouldn't end up in the water if I fell off. And I've contemplated using it to secure my storm jib (raising that with a spinnaker halyard) but haven't had a good opportunty to test that yet.
It's really useful but no idea what the design purpose was.
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sailorman
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Seajet
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It seems a long way forward for a spin pole downhaul, which surely must be ideally mid placed between forestay & mast ?
Dip pole gybing a spin pole doesn't need a block abaft the forestay, in fact it would be a right pain; could be an early experiment with this though.
My initial thought is it's some sort of class rating & forestay - rig tensioning / rig positioning job in days when the entire rig C of E was a bit dubious, so moving or at least raking the mast to find balance was an idea ?
Dip pole gybing a spin pole doesn't need a block abaft the forestay, in fact it would be a right pain; could be an early experiment with this though.
My initial thought is it's some sort of class rating & forestay - rig tensioning / rig positioning job in days when the entire rig C of E was a bit dubious, so moving or at least raking the mast to find balance was an idea ?
Aja
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sailorman
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Not if the downhaul is at the pole end like wot big boys have