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dasreboot
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Initially Posted - 12/03/2014 :  07:51:08  Show Profile  Visit dasreboot's Homepage
If I have a 50 ft spinnaker sheet and wish to strip the cover on the new england ropes flightline, how much do I strip? How much will actually go around the winch?
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awetmore
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Response Posted - 12/03/2014 :  10:41:17  Show Profile
This depends on your boat's spinnaker and rigging. On a windless day you can fly the spinnaker, pole all the way forward, spinnaker sheeted hard back, and mark the sheet.

Alternatively you can measure the foot of the spinnaker and subtract that from the length of a rope run from the pole (all the way forward) to your winch.

On my boat (not a Catalina 25 anymore) I strip 11'. On a Catalina 25 I'd guess that the number is closer to 8'.
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dasreboot
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Response Posted - 12/03/2014 :  11:43:50  Show Profile  Visit dasreboot's Homepage
thanks, it'll wait till next year! :)
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hewebb
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Response Posted - 12/05/2014 :  06:42:42  Show Profile
I do not yet have a spinnaker. Time to show my ignorance. I am wondering why you will strip the cover off.
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dasreboot
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Response Posted - 12/05/2014 :  10:31:17  Show Profile  Visit dasreboot's Homepage
light weight, so the weight of the sheet does not pull on the spinnaker in light winds. would work on your genny as well
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