Tapered Spinny Sheets

   Do Different

Your way works but mine seems to get the corner of the Spinny tighter into the end of the pole when the downhaul is pulled on.

Agree that original poster probably has an asymmetric.

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Time Lord Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 03 Dec 13 Location: Warwickshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 301	Post Options Post Reply Quote Time Lord Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Tapered Spinny Sheets Posted: 15 Jan 14 at 10:58pm
	Do Different Your way works but mine seems to get the corner of the Spinny tighter into the end of the pole when the downhaul is pulled on. Agree that original poster probably has an asymmetric.
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Do Different Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jan 12 Location: North Online Status: Offline Posts: 1312	Post Options Post Reply Quote Do Different Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 14 at 10:21pm
	Reading the OP; sounds like an asymmetric. For my symmetric I was told a blindingly simple method that I was very unsure of, but to date they have never come undone. Put a plain overhand knot in the end of the sheet, thread through the clew and then simply do an overhand back round the sheet pulling it tight to the stopper knot in the end. Very low profile and always the same length so your settings are the same every time you rig.

Time Lord Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 03 Dec 13 Location: Warwickshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 301	Post Options Post Reply Quote Time Lord Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 14 at 9:24pm
	Jim Your method would work for an asymmetric spinnie (or for attaching jib sheets) while mine works for a symmetric spinnaker. I wonder which type he has?
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JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 14 at 8:57pm
	Personally I take the sheets through the cringle and tie a half hitch round the oppsite sheet - a fisherman's knot with the clew in the middle...

Time Lord Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 03 Dec 13 Location: Warwickshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 301	Post Options Post Reply Quote Time Lord Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 14 at 8:20pm
	Take the end through the cringle at corner of spinny sheet and then take the end around and through again. Put a figure of eight knot in the end and pull everything tight. Do the same on the other corner. Also if it is catching at the front (the jib wire?) Then you need to improve your gybing so that the Spinny floats out in front of the boat as you go through the gybe.
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JVSAIL Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 04 Nov 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote JVSAIL Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 14 at 8:10pm
	Hi all, So I tapered a set of spinny sheets up the other weekend but was unsure of how to best attach them so I went with 2 bowlines in the end for security reasons. I was wondering if anyone knew a better way to attach them because I found the 2 bowlines liked to catch around the front during gybes. Any ideas?