Installing Cunningham

[AaronS]

I would suggest some form of cascade for your cunningam. The Harken catalog or website has a good diagram available if you're not familiar with a cascade. Simply put, a pendant of high modulus line would terminate at a deck/mast padeye, pass through your cringle (or a block hung from the cringle), and attach to a small purchase, say of 4:1. The pendant forms the cascade, essentially doubling the power of your purchase (4:1 x 2:1). This allows for a simpler, lighter purchase, with a great amount of control. Ronstan makes some great 40mm fiddle blocks for this, but any reputable block maker will work. Hope this helps, and any cunningham will greatly help with sail shape. Good luck...

Aaron

[Dave Mauney]

The Harken website helped a bunch. A cascade makes a lot of since and puts the top block below the boom, which I like. That is part of what I was concerned about. I think that the fixed end of the cascade I will attach to the mast collar on the side and take it through the cringle as illustrated and then to the top fiddle and attach the bottom fiddle to the mast collar on the other side/aft.

Good Winds
Dave M
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