Bram, USA020 spinnaker was dry hoisted to day for the first time and I am having trouble with the douse. The retrieval patches seem to bunch up and catch on the corner of the launcher throat, so I am not sure that I have the figure 8 knots in the right places. Per the list server Spinnaker Halyard email reply from Robert Harper to Steve Nichols on 03/02/2006, with the spinnaker on the port side, I passed the retrieval line under the spin sheet and under the bottom of the kite and thru the bottom retrieval patch, up thru the middle patch and tied off thru the top patch with a figure 8 knot. I placed one additional figure 8 knot about 1 foot down from the top patch. What is the best configuration for the retrieval line to avoid the bunching of the patches and problems during the douse? The vang lever arm wants to twist off when I pull it on much more than where it is in the picture below. What suggestions do you have regarding the mechanics of the lever and the position of the vang sleeve on the mast so that the vang is configured properly? Bill Scheumann USA020 and USA040 ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
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