[C320-list] Mainsail Upgrade for my c320

[Jeff Hare]

Guy,
Maybe he just wants to be able to catch you under sail.  :)

The batons are important for performance and a number of other reasons related to holding sail shape, so don't go down that path.

He might have been thinking about the Dutchman instead of batons?  Sloping the Dutchman is a preference call.  For a non-loose footed main I wouldn't be without my Dutchman.

Loose footed Mains and Dutchman I don't have first hand experience with.

I'm probably upgrading to an in-mast furling main next year however. 

Jeff
Woodbine II #809

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Guy Smith <smitski2001 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>My Main is original on my '97 C320. While it is not shabby, it is baggy and stretched. I was considering replacing it this year and when I mentioned it to a fellow sailor (Hunter owner), he said I should consider doing away with the full battened Main. Has anyone replace their Main with a more traditional, non-battened main?
>
>Fair Winds,
>~g
>
>Guy Smith
>sv "Pleiades"
>'97 C320 #452
>Worton Creek, MD