[C320-list] New Sails, Advice Sought
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argates2nd at comcast.net
Thu Apr 23 16:36:47 PDT 2009
Would it be fair to say that for racing, loose footed mains are ok in light air and marginal otherwise? My LFM experience is racing against a C36 and skippering his boat once in two races.
I have now joined the ranks of those who chucked their Dutchman and let the sail spill on the deck when dropped. I'm not crazy about Lazy Jacks either but might do that if starting fresh.
Rollie #182 Charlotte Harbor, FL
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From: bruceheyman at cox.net
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Loose footed main is the way to go. We had the pockets for the lower two battens made so that they could take full or partial battens. Don't for get draft(?) stripes.
Bruce
Somerset 671 SoCal
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From: Ken Danko <ken320 at sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:07:02
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Subject: [C320-list] New Sails, Advice Sought
I just ordered new sails (North) and am going to make some changes. This
is where I could use some advice from those of you who have been through
this.
I am going to scrap the single line reefing system in favor of hooks at
or near the goosneck. Has anyone else gone this route and if so, do you
have photos to show me how to rig this?
One problem I have encountered in the past is with slides sticking at
the luff gate. I wish that they had put the gate much lower on the mast.
Has anyone figured a way to get the luff gate to fit better? It is
pretty flimsy and I can't seem to get it to fit properly. Maybe I can
get a new one fabricated.
Ronstan makes batten cars that don't require an external track. They
call this their Ballslide Batten System. My sail maker highly recommends
these. Has anyone else installed these on their 320? And if so, do they
work well? I went to Simply Sail Pacific hoping that Harken would have a
75% off sale on their external track and related hardware but no such
luck. The North guy says that the Ronstan system will achieve 75% of the
same results at 1/6th the cost.
I am going to make some other changes. I know that there are strong
opinions pro and con in this group for the Dutchman System. I am going
to ditch it in favor of lazy jacks. (I have had both and MUCH prefer
lazy jacks.) I am also going to get a loose fitted main.
Any suggestions/advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Ken Danko
Grace, #802
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