[C320-list] cunningham

[Jeff Church]

Hi Bob,

I hope you are coping with the off season better than I am. I've been 
compensating by finding ways to spend the left-overs from last season's 
equipment budget. That helped for a few of days. Now I'm into next season's 
budget and I'm thinking about a new Genoa (again). Can't decide between UK 
and Doyle.

If you are tired of moving the mainsheet to free up the stbd winch you might 
consider this. Last season I experimented with dead-ending the mainsheet on 
the starboard side so the starboard winch is free. Catalinas with furling 
mains do this so I figured it was worth a try. I didn't miss being able to 
adjust the sheet at the stbd winch on either tack. I'll rig the boat this 
way from now on.

As to the cunningham, someone (might have been a local sailmaker) once 
opined that it was not very effective or necessary unless it was used on a 
loose footed main. Maybe someone can explain or refute that?

JeffC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert E. Sloat" <resloat at comcast.net>
To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] cunningham


> My experience on cunningham use is similar to Scott Thompson's.
>
> With a 4 year old 320 and sails of the same age, I use the halyard almost
> all of the time to move draft depending on the point of sail and apparent
> wind.  Occasionally, I use the cunningham when the wind pipes up and on a
> close reach or higher.
>
> My cunningham adjustment is done at the mast.  For me, sometimes it is
> easier to work the cunningham rather than taking the main sheet off the
> starboard secondary winch after jam cleating it, then winching the main
> halyard to tighten the luff and redeploying the mainsheet to the winch.
>