Bruce

This link takes you to the web-page on our site that deals with snuffers.


www.geocities.com/stealthmarine2002/snuffer


I have no pictures of the pump system, as we havn't put it on a boat yet, but basically you would end up with two cleat/block assemblies that take the spare line into the beam, you would end uo with two lines on the boat. One to pull the kite up, and one to pump it down again.

As I said before, given the high wind usage I would recommend a 15 sq m spinnaker. I would not advise cleats for the sheet as I feel sure that there will be times when the bow buries and you will need to dump the sheet immediately.

Auto ratchets will make for easyier gybing, and as I said, put a turning block in the sheet system so that you get a 180 degree wrap, and I'm sure the load will be light enough to manage with one hand.