[C320-list] Garhauer Genoa Cars

[Andrew Santangelo]

Gary,

Get the Garhauer Genoa cars.  They will make a huge difference in  
performance, racing or cruising.  There is no line clutter issues  
either.

Also you will adjust the cars even with the sail fully unfurled.  The  
adjustments are made based on wind conditions and to a degree the trim  
of the Main Sail.  It is not for just a partially furled head sail.

Main Sail Preventer -

Well I use my crew for that, LOL.  We call them the human preventers!   
To be honest when racing with no spinnaker and the winds are light to  
moderate and we are doing wing-on-wing we have never had a problem.   
In heavier air the sails are adjusted accordingly - when cruising we  
do not do a wing-on-wing and never had an accidental jibe; for races  
we have a reefed main and unfurl the headsail for the down wind legs  
and go wing-on-wing, but I never had a problem in 24 years of sailing.

That said though if you are short handed and/or do lots of down wind  
sailing a preventer might be the option for you.

Andrew
C320 "Dawn Treader"
#333

On Jan 20, 2009, at 12:06 PM, dmoores at cogeco.ca wrote:

> I assume you are a cruiser and sometimes like to sail with a
> partially-furled jib
> then the ajustable cars will really help trim the sail nicely no  
> matter
> how much is furled.  If you don't mind crappy sail trim then I'm not  
> sure I
> would bother.
>
> Dave M
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From:  mike at brycesystems.com
> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:36:19 +0000
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Garhauer Genoa Cars
>
>
> Get the cars if you always seek to optimize trim
> ....and to the fella with engine fuel problem with loss of RPMs:  
> same isse
> on my J105's Yanmar. Turned out to be fuel shutoff valve on the tank  
> was
> letting air in heavy seas. If I recall the 320 has a shutoff.
> Mike Lachance (yup still lurking)
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> Sent: Jan 20, 2009 12:51
> Subject: [C320-list] Garhauer Genoa Cars
>
> I am headed to the Strictly Sail show in Chicago and flirting  with  
> adding
> adjustable Genoa Car hardware.  Any experience and suggestions?  Are  
> they
> worth the investment if I don't race? Do they just clutter the deck  
> with
> more line?  I also need to add a boom preventer. Is there an "out of  
> the
> box" suggestion or just build my own? I managed a nasty Jibe off Isle
> Royale this summer, and now better understand the value.
>
> Thanks
> Gary
> Time A Weigh # 205
>
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