Spinnaker setup for a Hobie 18

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dennisMe

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Posted: Apr 20, 2016 - 07:17 PM

Here's a pic of my Nacra 5.2 setup. I love it and they will have to pry it from my cold dead hands before I go back to main and jib.

http://www.meulensteen.nl/pics/boat/spinnaker.png

I sail solo 90% of the time and this just works. And sometimes it 'just' works...
dennisMe

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Posted: Apr 20, 2016 - 07:18 PM

Here's a pic of my Nacra 5.2 setup. I love it and they will have to pry it from my cold dead hands before I go back to main and jib.

http://www.meulensteen.nl/pics/boat/spinnaker.png

I sail solo 90% of the time and this just works. And sometimes it 'just' works...
bacho

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Posted: Apr 22, 2016 - 09:12 AM

tamumpower1-I've read a few other places that an f18 spin needs to be mounted too high on a standard h18 mast.
-I've also seen some people mounting the turning blocks to the rear beam vs the shrouds. What's the variable you make that decision off of?

Have you ever seen a documented failure of a Hobie 18 mast with an F-18 or similar spin? I saw a masthead F16 spin once, and that mast is a freaking noodle.

The blocks on the rear beam were/are for the bigger and fuller spins.

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pbegle

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Posted: Apr 22, 2016 - 11:27 AM

Have couple all aluminum H-18 masts & can ship. Pete