[quote=MN3][quote]Macca had an interesting idea for the clew in this video here. Not sure of any drawbacks or whether its even worth the effort.[/quote]
3 cats (that i know of) on our beach have that system installed with mixed results.
added blocks, rings and bungees to foul or fail. works ok usually but occasionally doesn't work so well
when you foul (or shrimp) your spinnaker ... things can get hairy and expensive very quickly..
if your a pro racer and/or get under your boat and go through your boat with great detail every time you rig .. .it's probably fine, but if you are a recreational sailor and don't need to over-complicate your retrieval system.. probably not worth the hassle to rig and dial in .. (IMHO)
I had installed a ring and bungee into my system that would suck the spin sheets into the hoop/bag during snuffing - to remove clutter and loose line on my deck. Fouled one time (always when it's honking out)and i shrimped the spin (ran it over) and it was about to rip my spin and capsize me in 25knots... I had to cut my halyard on deck to save my spin and avoid a capsize. that was about $90, i removed the extra system that day.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by MN3 on Mar 07, 2013 - 09:57 AM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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