cruising chute tack attacment

[diverphil]

when we bought our boat it came with a cruising chute and snuffer, virtually unused, and is still unused by us, does anyone have photos of how the tack line is attached to the boat and run through blocks, we have a block attached to the bow/anchor /forestay plates but it seems that if the line is run through it it would always rub on the pulpit or step frame due to the angle going upwards to the sail,(hence we never used it).i cant seem to get it right with a piece of line to see whare it should go, unless ime expecting it to fly too close to the boat and guessing the angles wrongly. its  on a 33c 2006 without a bowsprit.

[kavok]

Bowsprit is necessary.

[diverphil]

have been looking into this a bit more, has anyone used a ATN tacker type of arrangement, as i have looked at a couple of on line bits and it would appear that that may be what the block is for that is attached to the furling stem/ anchor plate at the front.
has anyone used one of these ?

[GeoffV]

I have exactly the same setup with the ATN tacker. Works well.

Search the internet their is a great video showing how it all works.

Just found the website the video is there. https://www.atninc.com/atn-tacker-sailing-equipment.shtml

[diverphil]

looks like that is an option, as it limits the sideways movement of the tack line, so wont be catching on anything as it goes further up, if that makes sense.
thanks
phil

[SYJetzt]

We are flying our gennaker on a bowsprit to get the sail well in front of the genoa. The bowsprit is attached with a ring on the bow/anchor plate. After the first use, the anchor plate came loose slightly from the hull shell. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the forestay fitting is not connected to the bow plate in a load-bearing manner and is only anchored in the laminate with 3 screws. This means that the bow fitting is not suitable for introducing large loads upwards like with a gennaker. The only component that is suitable for transferring such loads upwards is the forestay fitting. We solved the problem by installing a steel bracket between the bow fitting and the forestay fitting, which transfers the upward forces of the bow fitting into the forestay fitting.
Regardless of whether you use an ATN tacker or a bowsprit, you should carefully check the design of your anchor plate to see whether it can take the required forces.