[quote=texastuma]On my 19, I used a bow foil (similar to a N6.0) with a chute. I had a spreader on the pole below the foil, but I attached the side stays to the forestay tangs. I am not a fan of drilling holes through the tip. I've seen the holes drilled and I've seen tangs attached to the tips. The boat is light enough (to fly a hull instead of buckling down and loading up) where I don't think it is a structural issue; I'don't like the possibility of leaks. I ran my chute system for 15+ years with no issues. On the halyard, I did as previously stated as a block hanging about 3' down from the masthead and a restrainer line side to side. I first had the block mounted on the front of the mast, but the loads kept unrotating the mast in big breeze. You want to have the mast fully rotated while flying the chute. Think of the loads the chute pulls on the mast. Try to keep the loads in-line with the fore/aft section of the mast. I have used poles that are a couple feet infront of the bows to several feet. There is two different concepts for cat chutes; go big and deep, or small and high. I think the older cats need the big and deep chute. It's all about VMG downwind. The Prindles do not have a flat enough transom to power reach in medium breeze well with a chute. I have had a big chute that sheeted on the transom and a small reacher that sheets on the shroud chain plate. The small reacher does give you more options on your race courses. I think you would have more options with a smaller chute. There is no set rule for chutes on cats. Everyone will have their opinion. Some days certain chutes will run better than others. If you are learning to fly a chute, I would suggest running a smaller chute to get used to it. Smaller chutes stow better in tubes.[/quote]
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