Gerry. Tack is supposed to be at the bow, not 'up in the air'. This is why the whisker pole angle isn't correct. Off the top of my head the spinnaker eye is about 20" from the bottom of the mast. :: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com On Wed, Mar 20, 2019, 1:31 PM Gerry Lempicki via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
So today we lowered the mast to put in halyards, then raised it again and tried putting the sails on/up. So far so good. I raised the jib enough so the foot cleared the pulpit, then checked the fit of the whisker pole. If it's supposed to work with this sail and if it should be close to horizontal, that pad eye on the mast should move up to about 40" from the base. Right now it's 22" up from base. Everything else looks good to me; we took a lot of measurements so we know where the boom sits and where to open up the slot for inserting the gooseneck. Next step, order the mast and get the boat off the trailer to remove the centerboard.