[C320-list] New Genoa

[Jeff Church]

Thanks Joe. I'll probably try the same as far as the reef line and outhaul 
are concerned. Another thing I have done to free up a sheet stopper is to 
dead-end the mainsheet on one side instead of running it back to the winch. 
I've found that adjusting the sheet on one side only (like on Catalinas with 
in-mast furling) is not a problem, especially since this boat doesn't heel 
very much.

Jeff

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Barrett" <joe at dolphinmortgage.com>
To: "'C320-List'" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 11:25 AM
Subject: RE: [C320-list] New Genoa


> Hi Jeff, I still have my stock Catalina main but chose to sail loosefooted 
> a
> couple of years ago. There is lots of light air races here in the Gulf of
> Mexico and I hated how the foot of the main would bunch up on the boom 
> when
> the outhaul was loosened. I just took the boltrope out of the boom and 
> moved
> the reef line to the mast. I run the outhaul to the clutch where the reef
> line was and use the cabintop winch to adjust during races. If it is a
> really windy day and we think we might need to reef we'll flatten the main
> with the outhaul and then move it back to the mast and rerun the reef line
> back to it's original clutch.
> I like this setup much better as we adjust the outhaul far more than we 
> use
> the reef line.
> Joe Barrett
>