More asymetric questions

[toolowd]

Ok more questions. Thanks for the help from everyone.

Because of a strange mainsail arrangement, I would like to explore a dual headsail downwind rig. We have a genoa on a furler and a track on the front of the mast that will hold two poles (the pin/socket kind of thing with two pins).

I am rigging for an asymmetric spinnaker. I only have one pole on the boat now. I used it successfully when we had only a hanked on jib. Now I can't do that with the furler because the clew is too high. We have no pole topping lift. I would, before adding the furler, lower the jib halyard until I could clip the pole to the clew and rehoist.

I think I need to add two pole lifts to use two poles? What kind of fitting does this require on the mast? Will a block on a padeye work? Do I need something more substantial? Will a simple cleat on the mast be ok for the pole lift? We have no winches on the mast, as everything is led aft (the way we got the boat).

Thanks for the help. I am trying to get all the gear together so I can do the work on the spars in the next couple of weeks, so any suggestions would be helpful as always.

fairwinds and following seas,

rich morpurgo
toolowd@aol.com
SV Jasmine
westsail 32