[C320-list] Full vs. partial batten mainsails

[mmellon]

Ferris, who did you have make and install the stackpack and lazy Jack's. Would you recommend them?We should link up sometime at Ayala cove or somewhere else on SF bay.Thanks.Mike Mellon LaVida 1996 C320Berthed Belvedere/Tiburon Sent from my GalaxyMike Mellon Mmellon at cruzio.com
-------- Original message --------From: Ferris Wills via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> Date: 7/6/23  10:07 AM  (GMT-08:00) To: C320-List at catalina320.com Cc: Ferris Wills <ferriswills707 at gmail.com> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Full vs. partial batten mainsails Hi,I have a North, full batten, fixed footed main that I recently re-rigged with two single-line reef points and a custom stack pack. The stack pack install was an opportunity to re-rig the existing lazy jacks.The net result is much improved, safer sail handling and no more futzing with a main sail ties and cover (yeah!). I’m very happy with it in our windy SF Bay conditions.Thx,Ferris (Argo, #505)Typos by iPhone> On Jul 6, 2023, at 8:37 AM, Jack Brennan via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:> > > So I’m getting ready to splurge on a new mainsail and sorting through my options. I see I can buy a full-batten main that feeds into the boom in the usual way or a partial-batten main with a loose foot.> > What is everyone’s experience/opinion on the choices?> > I currently have partial battens and a loose-footed main, which I like because I can give the main a bit of a belly in light air and power it up.> > I also have a Dutchman system, which I’m ambivalent about because it periodically causes chafe and rips in the main, such as when the Dutchman eyelets come loose on the sail. I used  to have lazy jacks on another boat, which were helpful but also caused their own problems.> > So, also, which sail-control system works best with your favorite choice? Or, with a full-batten main, is it possible to do away with the system altogether?> > I should also say that I’m limiting myself to the main online vendors that sell ready-made Catalina sails. The local guys just cost way too much for the sailing I do. Also, I keep hearing that many lofts buy Asian sails these days and justify the mark-ups with modifications that may or may not be useful for the average sailor.> > Jack Brennan> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320> Tierra Verde, Fl.> > > Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows>