[C320-list] Mainsail to slides

[Denny Browne]

Has anyone tried converting from slides to a simple boltrope? 

Denny Browne
A Cappella #935
Redondo Beach
denny at dennybrowne.com

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Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 7:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Mainsail to slides

Mike -
I had 4 straps break this season.  Jury rigged them with cable ties.  Never 
liked the way the slides were attached in the first place. I always  thought

the slides had a tendency to twist making raising the sail difficult. At
the 
end of the season I took the sail to a local sailmaker and had the straps  
replaced with a regular attachment. The attachment at the battens looks very

strong. Should make raising the sail much easier next year.
 
Fair  winds,
Marilyn & Charles Dickhut
S/V Obsession
Catalina 320  #114



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