fusioneng wrote:
If you trim the batton tops down, (we trimmed ours down, and taped over them to prevent snags), that helps a lot with tangling. Also when using the spinnaker, keeping the main partially furled, (past the first batton) also helps, or furled completely, ( lol the main is pretty useless on downwind anyway, unless you like tacos).
Most important, practice practice practice techniques the work reliably, ( trial and error), and avoid situations that cause tangles.
You will find Hobies spinnaker design to work when using it as they designed it, (being aware of the restrictions imposed by the design).
Also trying to use the spin too much, causes issues (guilty), we only ever put ours out on downwind long runs.
It’s not a jib or genoa.
You will have a great time, without needing to re-invent the wheel.
Keep in mind the spin is designed to help the TI on it’s weakest point of sail, downwind, ( as all of us have experienced).
My opinion
FE
Thank you for the advice. I agree that once that batten is trim down it should work as intended. Here’s a photo of what I end up doing to the batten I also added a piece of pex tubing to try out I may remove it if I feel like if I need it.