[C320-list] In Mast Furling (Free advice)

[Nigel Price]

  Thank you gentlemen,
  I thought that I was going potty having sailed all my life and now to be 
told, both by the agent and the factory, that I didn't need to adjust the 
main and no the is no cunningham cringle.
  Thanks especially for the tip about Garhauer.
  Cheers,
  Nigel

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Jeffrey Hare" <catalina at thehares.com>
  To: "'C320-List'" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
  Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 11:41 AM
  Subject: Re: [C320-list] In Mast Furling (Free advice)


  >
  > So, I have to assume that either your dealer owns a powerboat and 
doesn't
  > sail, because he clearly doesn't *know* how to sail.  :)
  >
  > Because regardless of what kind of main you have, an adjustable boom 
vang is
  > one of a few key ways of extracting the best performance your mainsail.
  >
  > The garhauer boom vang is really well built.  Having an adjustable vang 
will
  > add another thing to set properly before furling the main however, but 
it's
  > gotta be worth having.
  >
  > BTW, Am I correct in assuming that a furling main has no cunningham 
cringle
  > to control the draft of the sail?
  >
  > -Jeff
  >
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Nigel Price [mailto:nigel.price at bigpond.com]
  > Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 5:50 AM
  > To: C320-List
  > Subject: Re: [C320-list] In Mast Furling (Free advice)
  >
  >  Thanks for the comments on in-mast furling mains, Dick. I have an 
in-mast
  > furler as well, but it has a boom vang with a pin through it and no 
block
  > and tackle arrangement, which prevents any adjustment. I spoke to Frank
  > Butler about about it and he said that they scrapped that idea and that 
I
  > could buy an adjustable vang from them to replace it (nice of him). 
However,
  > our local agent is adament that an adjustable vang is bad news and 
simply
  > won't order it for me. What system is on your boat?
  >  Cheers,
  >  Nigel
  >  "Epiphany" #1061
  >
  >
  >  ----- Original Message -----
  >  From: "Richard A. Walker" <dickwalker at att.net>
  >  To: "'pkenefick'" <pkenefick at earthlink.net>; "'C320-List'"
  > <c320-list at catalina320.com>
  >  Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 4:45 AM
  >  Subject: [C320-list] In Mast Furling (Free advice)
  >
  >
  >  We have hull #687 and I believe the first In Mast furling, ours is a yr
  > 2000
  >  boat.
  >
  >  The best way to operate the In-Mast furling based on 7 years 
experience:
  >
  >  1. Have a bit of slack in the main halyard.
  >
  >  (If the main halyard is too tight it has too much friction and it is
  > almost
  >  impossible to overcome that.  It is also a good idea to have a bit of
  > slack
  >  in the halyard when you are not sailing, this helps to keep the rollers 
at
  >  the top of the mast from wear.)
  >
  >  2. Have the boom at about 80 or so degrees.
  >
  >  (It then can be adjusted.  This also relives downward pressure.  I am 
6'2"
  >  and I like it up when we are going in a slip or anchoring to keep it 
above
  >  my head.)
  >
  >  3. In heavy weather be into the wind, and be careful of a strong wind 
from
  >  the port side; the sail will tend to wrap around the mast.  Light wind
  > seems
  >  not to matter.
  >
  >  For the jib furling #1 applies.
  >
  >  We really like the mast furling.  It does not seem to effect our speed, 
we
  >  kept our own in the regatta.  In fact the loose footed main works well
  > when
  >  let out downwind.
  >
  >  Cheers,
  >
  >  Dick Walker
  >  C-320 (687) WindWalker II
  >  740 Olive Ave.
  >  Coronado, CA 92118-2136
  >  619.435.8986
  >
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