[C320-list] New Main sail & Mast gate

[Annie Bennett]

Has anyone else had difficulty with the mast gate?

Following a tear in the original I DID get a new mainsail (with lazy  
jacks & a boom bag which I think will take some getting used to after  
the Dutchmans).

On a test sail with the sailmaker the sail looked great but
it was awkward getting the slides past the gate on the mast,  
particularly the heavy duty slides with wheels like little roller  
scates he had used adjacent to each batten.

I asked a shipwright to adjust the gate.  The shipwright's adjustments  
turned difficult into impossible  He said he could manage using a lot  
of force. There are now obvious scratch marks on the mast.

Neither I nor my husband were strong enough to force the wheeled  
slides past the gate so gave up and went home as we could only get the  
sail up to the 2nd reef position.

The sailmaker has come back & replaced the wheeled slides with normal  
slides.  The gate stuck out just a few milimetres too far.  The  
sailmaker said he has improved it with a soft hammer. I haven't seen  
it yet but hope that when I get to the boat next week I will be able  
to hoist the sail.

Annie Bennett
Topcat 1073

On 17/07/2010, at 2:47 AM, "Jeff Hare" <catalina at thehares.com> wrote:

> Sounds like an effective technique for justifying a new mainsail.  :)
>
> I think mine's ripping also... As we speak.  :)
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> -Jeff
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> ------Original Message------
> From: Chris Burti
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> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
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> Subject: Re: [C320-list] New Main sail
> Sent: Jul 16, 2010 12:22 PM
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> I think some had one listed in the for sale section of the C320 IA
> Association  website.
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> On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 7:14 PM, Max Ruddy <maxruddy at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hello All:
>>
>> Mainsail ripped today on reefing point-- anyone have any  
>> suggestions on an
>> affordable replacement or used sail.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Max
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> -- 
> Chris Burti Farmville, NC
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