[C320-list] Forward part of the foot of the genoa rubbing on lifeline and rail

[Kevin Rooney]

Always worth asking, but yes, I'm sure I've had the sail all the way up for
the last 10 years that I've had the boat! :)

Kevin


On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 11:00 AM Elizabeth Schwartz <schwartz781 at optimum.net>
wrote:

> Ahoy.....Just asking if the sail is hoisted all the way
> up????...Happened to me once.... Joe....#245
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 03, 2018 at 09:12 AM, John Morrison wrote:
>
> > I have a Hood Vectron 155 s beautiful sail but way too big. I use it
> > furled to a #2 or #3. A 135 wud be the answer way easier to handle
> > JEM
> > 1999#574
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Aug 3, 2018, at 7:56 AM, Warren Updike  wrote:
> >>
> >> Kevin, as Cecilia Ann is a more mature hull (like ours,) I assume
> >> yours is not the original sail. Perhaps the PO bought it from a sail
> >> loft and it was not to the original specs. Ours was a 150, and I
> >> found too big for our needs. We don't race. In light winds I would
> >> have to pole it out to be effective. I replaced it with a 135,
> >> shorter foot, and found it nearly as useful/effective as the 150.
> >> Perhaps a sail maker could adjust it to fit better?
> >>
> >> Warren and Pattie Updike
> >> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> >> Middle River, MD (Chesapeake Bay)
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Kevin Rooney [mailto:krooney at gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August
> >> 03, 2018 12:27 AM
> >> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> >> Subject: [C320-list] Forward part of the foot of the genoa rubbing on
> >> lifeline and rail
> >>
> >> I've been wondering this for years about the 320s (and other boats
> >> set up
> >> the same way). My genoa is in for cleaning and repair right so it's
> >> front
> >> of mind:
> >>
> >> Does the forward part of the foot of the genoa get torn up over time
> >> for
> >> all of you from rubbing on the lifeline and rail? I don't under stand
> >> how
> >> it wouldn't. Or is there something different about my rig? I suppose
> >> if the
> >> foot of the sail were higher it wouldn't happen, but you'd lose sail
> >> area.
> >>
> >> See the circled part of this photo (not my c320):
> >> http://kevjot.com/c320.jpg
> >>
> >> The sacrificial canvas in that spot on my genoa is shredded, but
> >> damage has
> >> also been done to the sail itself.
> >>
> >> Just wondering if it just goes with the territory with these boats.
> >>
> >> Kevin
> >> S/V Cecilia Ann, #211
> >> Deale, MD
> >> http://kevjot.com/boat/
> >>
> >
>