Gennaker on a Typhoon help

[rjnale]

I bought a Typhoon daysailer cuddy version last summer and it came with a gennaker sail with a launching bag. The prior owner installed a Schaefer snapfurl jib furler and said you can't use it without the forestay. The daysailer is a masthead rig.
I'm not familiar with a Gennaker and have limited experience using a spinnaker sailing with a friend on his Lighting.
I haven't found much on Gennakers on the internet except a couple videos on much larger boats and not very informative.
It seems the roller reefing jib shouldn't interfere with hoisting and dousing or does it hook onto the jib stay?
Is it the same control sheets as a spinnaker that runs to the stern?
There is no block at the masthead to hoist. So not sure how he used it.
Does anyone have experience and tips with this sail and its rigging? It looks like it could be a blast to sail.
Thanks in advance.
Rick

[Maine_Buzzard]

They work great by themselves, which is a far easier way to sail downwind.

You will need a spinnaker bail on the top of the masthead, or at least a second jib halyard block.

Have a length of line on the tack, about 10' long or so. you will adjust the height of the tack by running the line through a block or a shackle, and then tying off to a foredeck cleat.

Sheets should be twice the length of the boat, and go to a block well back on the outside, like a spinnaker block. Thin and light, like 1/4" vectran if you can find some at a good price. (and if your hands can take it.)

No worries about the forestay, you can tack or jibe by pulling through the foretriangle. The halyard will get pulled under/around the forestay a bit, make certain you are on the original tack when you go to douse.

If you can mount the tack forward of the forestay and roller furler and have a masthead spinnaker bail, you can keep it clear of the forestay- you then have to jibe and pull the sail forward of the forestay and around. Set it this way by tying the working sheet to the sail, and run the lazy sheet from the winch, outside of the shrouds, forward of the forestay, and then tie to the clew. When you jibe, let the sail way out, just forward of the forestay, and when dead down pull on the new sheet and flip it over, like turning a page in a book. Usually a bit exciting the first time, try in light wind first and without a main.

To douse it, have a snap shackle on the tack, and blanket the gennaker with the main going downwind. Pop the shackle and lead the tack back towards the back of the gennaker, pulling in the foot and bottom quarter of the sail. This collapses the sail and takes the power out. Now you can lower the halyard, grabbing as much sail as you can and pull it into the cockpit and balling it up. Three hands helps here.

Enjoy!

[mgphl52]

Here's some info on the drifter I had made years ago & a pic of Babette "flying everything"...
http://capedory.org/board/viewtopic.php ... te#p122047