[C320-list] Later model dodgers - chafe

[djgleason1]

I had a similar problem with the end of the boom chaffing the top of the
bimini.  The solution was to have a sailmaker shorten the leach of the
main sail by 6".  This raised the end of the boom 6".  Now when sheeted
in tight, the boom is clear of the bimini.  In retrospect, I should have
shortened the leach by a couple more inches, as if the main is not
hoisted snug, the boom still makes contact with the bimini.  The slight
reduction of sail area does not make any difference in performance.  As
ours was not a stock bimini, it would do you well to measure the distance
from the head board to the top of the bimini and then subtract a couple
more inches to be sure you have enough clearance.

Dave Gleason
Proud Mary, #150


On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:58:52 -0400 David Nolte <dcnolte at mac.com> writes:
> Can't you just raise the boom a bit with the topping lift while the  
> 
> boat is at the dock?
> 
> 
> On Oct 24, 2009, at 1:44 PM, Brad Kuether wrote:
> 
> > Point of clarity,
> >
> > This is while I am underway, trimming the mailsail beating into 
> the  
> > wind.
> >
> > I figured out early about being at dock with the mainsail cover on 
>  
> > that the boom has to be all the way over.
> >
> > Also this is chafing on the dodger not the bimini, but if there is 
> a  
> > solution for that I am all ears!
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Kuether" 
> <bkuether at comcast.net 
> > >
> > To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:11 AM
> > Subject: [C320-list] Later model dodgers - chafe
> >
> >
> > I am noticing that my 2004 stock Catalina dodger is chafing at the 
>  
> > main sheet.
> >
> > This occurs most when I am trying to trim and get the boom down 
> for  
> > the right twist in the sail.  It looks like it just wasn't 
> measured  
> > well from inception, but I don't know enough about the boat yet to 
>  
> > make that call.
> >
> > I am taking the dodger to get repaired, and to have a more robust  
> 
> > material sewn on to handle the chafing.  Someone suggested a type 
> of  
> > better type of Sunbrella or there was another type of material 
> that  
> > I forget...
> >
> > Here are my questions:
> >
> > a.. Is anyone else experiencing this?
> > b.. Has anyone else addressed it differently?
> > c.. Has anyone considered just re-doing the dodger so its lower 
> and  
> > further back to avoid it all together?
> >
> > Thanks for any insight.  Looking forward to my first  
> > winterizing...  :(
> >
> > -Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod
> > "Independence"
> > 2004 Catalina 320 Hull 1006
> > Middle River, MD
> >
> >
> 
> 
 
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