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choosing a windlass IP29 - SailNet Community My IP29 has the chain hole on aft portion of bowsprit Bowsprit sits approximately 5" above deck If I use existing chain hole I would need a windlass that sits forward of the chain hole Also considering a windlass further aft on the deck but limited on deck space as jib mounted close
Bowsprit replacement? - SailNet Community My bowsprit is laminated with nine pieces, approximately 2 8” square, to form an 8” square The outside Stbd three of these are totally rotted for about 12” long The inner pieces are rotted only two laminations deep, about 17” long The bottom piece still being sound
Retractable Bowsprit DIY - SailNet Community This is a copy of a post I made on the Catalina owners forum 1978 C27 std rig In the interest of flying my Gennaker or even getting a Code Zero furler some day, I'm fashioning my own retractable Bowsprit out of a scavenged Hobie Cat 16 boom extrusion that I had laying around, (A nice ridgid
DIY Bowsprit - SailNet Community I have been thinking of adding a bowsprit to my J24 Not to use for racing, just for the light air cruising days I would fly a genaker Could a retrofit kit damage the bow with unsupported upward forces? Would the tack of the standard 150 genoa chaff on the pole attached to the deck? Is it
Bowsprit Anyone?? | EY. o Information Exchange A bowsprit will significantly enhance the performance of the sail by reducing the blanket effect of the main The longer the sprit, the less of an effect your main will have on your chute's performance More speed brings the apparent wind forward allowing you to sail a bit deeper (better VMG) By the way I like the graphic on the sail
Pacific Seacraft 31 Mariah - SailNet Community Well in my infinite round and round in boats I've been thinking about a Mariah 31 So far I've got the list narrowed down to mostly Pacific seacraft Either the 24 foot Dana, the Mariah or the Shannon 28, unless I find an affordable steel boat in decent shape I had kind of put the Mariah on
Replace bobstay or dolphin striker. | SailNet Community A dolphin striker acts like spreaders on a mast to steepen the angle at which the bobstay meets the bowsprit, thereby increasing the downward force relative to horizontal force Dolphin strikers are normally critical where there is a long bowsprit and the angle of the bobstay gets to less than around 30 degrees
Bowsprits and boomkins: rigging weak points? - SailNet Community Are bowsprits and boomkins truly weak points in sailboat rigs? I was on my lake yesterday and saw a modified Catalina 27 that had a bowsprit added right next to one without it It really struck me how many potentially weak points are added to the rigging by such a modification I know that in
Bowsprit sizing question - SailNet Community Ready to start the design of a short bowsprit to rig a light air genaker on a furler Have the load data from the sailmaker, curious if any engineering types can point me in the right direction I really like some of the retractable ones on the market, but it's not really necessary to retract