| Title: | SAILING |
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| Created: | Wed Jul 01 1992 |
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Has anyone any experience with a spinnaker sock?
The idea sounds great, and possibly sewable at home.
Information I'm looking for is:
how does it work (quality)
how does it work (what lines, etc)
what weight cloth (would parachute cloth work?)
how much do they cost to buy
Thanks!
Beau
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| 1167.1 | RAIN::WHITCOMB | Thu Apr 06 1989 20:31 | 7 | ||
You may already have this info but on page 240 of the
1989 BOAT/US catalog you will find sales information on
such a device. If you don't have this catalog, send me mail
and I will send you a photocopy of it.
John W.
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| 1167.2 | More spinnaker sock info? | MURPHY::SCHLESS | Thu Apr 13 1989 10:31 | 14 | |
Just after placing the note I was at Bliss marine at the
final closeout section. I picked up a 25' sock for $9.95.
(compared to $95 in Boats US).
According to Boat US the sock should be 3' - 6' shorter
than the luff of the chute. I'm not quite sure why, however.
It seems to me the easy to handle the rig is to haul up the
sock/spinnaker while the chute is fully deflated,
then inflate the chute. In anything above 10-15 knot wind
this would be difficult with 3-6' of spinnaker flailing
around. By the way, if you go to Bliss, they only have
20' and 25' socks left.
Beau
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