Com-Pac Yacht Owners Association

Com-Pac Model Specific Discussions => CP-16's => Topic started by: frank on December 30, 2015, 12:57:33 PM

Title: Cat rigged gaffer???
Post by: frank on December 30, 2015, 12:57:33 PM
May be old news...

I thought it was pretty cool

http://sailfar.net/forum/index.php?topic=4587.0


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Title: Re: Cat rigged gaffer???
Post by: Craig on December 30, 2015, 02:11:08 PM
Very cool! Looks good.
Title: Re: Cat rigged gaffer???
Post by: Tim Gardner on December 30, 2015, 02:49:19 PM
That is one of our members here. Trying to remember his handle.  He built the gaff rig himself.
TG. It's Romeii!
Title: Re: Cat rigged gaffer???
Post by: BruceW on December 31, 2015, 11:40:11 AM
That's pretty cool. Keith Scott has made a 23 like that also. His purpose was to have a shorter mast, but larger sail with the gaff being something you could lower to get under a bridge. He also put the mastender on several of the sloop Com-pacs, and at least one Slipper 17 (my old one).

I've thought about the mastender for my 23, but so far, I have only pulled her to the yard when there was a hurricane coming. I may just keep it like it is, and get help when I need to lower the mast.

I got to enjoy the gaff rig on my Suncat, and would have no qualms about having another gaffer, although you have twice the hardware.

Bruce