Posted by fgljff (fgljff@…>)
My Freedom 25 has the standard gunmount sleeve on the bow pulpit. The spinnaker
is pretty
self-explanatory, but how does the staysail work? I have two sails which appear
to be
staysails, but they are attached to poles at the foot. Do these poles slide
through the gun
mount sleeve the same way as the spinnaker pole? If so, where does the tack of
the staysail
attach? The poles also have a snap shackle attached a third of the way from the
end. I don’t
get it.
Posted by Allen McClung (amcclung@…>)
Go to Allen’s 21 on the website and look at the photos of the staysail.
If you can’t figure it out, drop my a line and I’ll send some other
photos.
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “fgljff” <fgljff@…> wrote:
My Freedom 25 has the standard gunmount sleeve on the bow pulpit. The
spinnaker is pretty
self-explanatory, but how does the staysail work? I have two sails
which appear to be
staysails, but they are attached to poles at the foot. Do these poles
slide through the gun
mount sleeve the same way as the spinnaker pole? If so, where does
the tack of the staysail
attach? The poles also have a snap shackle attached a third of the
way from the end. I don’t
get it.
Posted by James Driebeek (jim3bk@…>)
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “fgljff” <fgljff@…>
wrote:
My Freedom 25 has the standard gunmount sleeve on the bow pulpit.
The spinnaker is pretty
self-explanatory, but how does the staysail work? I have two sails
which appear to be
staysails, but they are attached to poles at the foot. Do these
poles slide through the gun
mount sleeve the same way as the spinnaker pole? If so, where does
the tack of the staysail
attach? The poles also have a snap shackle attached a third of the
way from the end. I don’t
get it.
You have two balanced jibs made by Biering Sailmakers in PA. One is
about 100 sq ft and one 150 sq ft. The snap shackle on the pole
attaches to the top of the gun mount where the yard pulleys are
attached. This snap shackle acts as a pivoting point for the jib.
From what I understand the smaller one performs better than the big
one.
Jim Driebeek