[C38] Listserve Digest, Vol 5, Issue 10 Asym (alden)

Mon Jan 19 20:24:33 EST 2009

  Alden, please forward me the ASYM measurements and quotes.
  Ken Sutto> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:32:46 -0500> From: alden at clifforddevelopmentgroup.com> To: listserve at catalina38.org> Subject: Re: [C38] Listserve Digest, Vol 5, Issue 10 Asym (alden)> > If some one needs the measurements for a ASYM I can email you the> quotes and measurements for a ASYM ,main,135 and 155 from North sails> who built my ASYM. Yes we were racing on the big ditch this weekend with> 36-45 kt winds and I did not feel the need to fly the chute this weekend> ,At my house at the mouth of the gorge the winds are pushing 75-80 mph.> Interesting note Saturday I went out on a new catalina 387 and Sunday I> took my boat out and I strongly feel the old 38 is a far superior boat> for handling and speed in high winds. The 387 had way to much weather> helm no matter what sail changes we did and didn't point that well. The> other thing I didn't like was to big in the cockpit and below and hard> to get wedged in and quite frankly dangerous do to the space. I am now a> firm believer in small cockpits. On Sunday when we took my boat out we> pointed higher during the race and was 2kts faster and we had stronger> winds. We found a single reef in the main and the 135 rolled to 100%> worked the best for speed and controllability.> > Alden Andre> 503-929-8814> Alden642 at comcast.net> > -----Original Message-----> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of> listserve-request at catalina38.org> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 9:00 AM> To: listserve at catalina38.org> Subject: Listserve Digest, Vol 5, Issue 10> > Send Listserve mailing list submissions to> listserve at catalina38.org> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> http://catalina38.org/mailman/listinfo/listserve_catalina38.org> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to> listserve-request at catalina38.org> > You can reach the person managing the list at> listserve-owner at catalina38.org> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of Listserve digest..."> > > Today's Topics:> > 1. Re: Asym (david at dlrfilms.com)> 2. Re: Asym (Phil Gay)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:59:13 -0800 (PST)> From: david at dlrfilms.com> Subject: Re: [C38] Asym> To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>> Message-ID:> <8d0a2cde76d7674628d26cfabde485ef.squirrel at webmail.dlrfilms.com>> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1> > > need to have your sail-maker get you something called a tacker.> > The tacker is available here:> > http://www.atninc.com/> > We use a towel and a big prussic with a snap swivel. Works the same. Not> as nifty looking.> > Also we only run one sheet and pass it around the bow when gibing. I> think> the sail flies better in light air with less weight in the clew. YMMV.> > To put the sail away, we head dead down wind, let the sheet fly, unsnap> the tack and bring it to the mast. Then drop the halyard and gather up> the> sail. By myself I can do this without the sail touching the water 90% of> the time. Add my 8 year old daughter and we're damn near 100%.> > I talked to another C38 owner who races single handed and flies an a-sym> with the aid of a sock. Count me impressed! (with both him and the> sock!)> > HTH> > -D> > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:59:30 -0800> From: "Phil Gay" <eyriepg at comcast.net>> Subject: Re: [C38] Asym> To: "'Catalina 38 Listserve'" <listserve at catalina38.org>> Message-ID: <000f01c97985$c9cd0e40$5d672ac0$@net>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > Steve,> > > > I probably mentioned that we gybed the asym inside the luff of the asym> and> outside of the forestay. I don't have that much experience since I was> crewing on other boats. Congratulations on your finish as I know the> wind> were pretty light.> > > > Phil> > C38 049 Que Linda> > Everett,WA> > > > From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Steve Smolinske> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 10:41 PM> To: Catalina 38 Listserve> Subject: [C38] Asym> > > > Hi All, > > > > We had our first race today, a very casual series and had not intended> to> fly the chute until we had had properly rigged her for easy chute work,> well> after rounding the mark and watching the other chutes go up, well the> competitveness came out and we put it up anyway. Imagine my surprise> when> the bag marked cruising spinnaker actually had a chute cut for a much> smaller boat, yep we had so much visibility under that sail it was> truley> amazing, not to mention a little embarrasing. (we did finish 1 second> off> of first). I reviewed earlier posts for asym measurements and only> found> one response with measurements. Does anyone have any current data on> dimensions. We also rigged it for gybing around the front of the> forestay,> with the genoa on a roller furler I didnt like the chafing of the sheet> on> the new sail, Phil you mentioned gybing it inside like a head sail, any> other suggestions, I know Alden uses the sock for each gybe. > > > > Steve> > Peregrine #312> > Seatte > > > > _____ > > From: Charles> Sent: Sat 1/17/2009 2:55 PM> To: Rod and Patti Headlee; Catalina 38 Listserve> Subject: Re: [C38] haul out> > Rod and Patti Headlee wrote:> > Hi all, We have hauled our boat out in Pago Pago, American Samoa. I> was> wondering if you block the keel level or the boat level when you put it> on> the stands, or does it matter? Right now they have the keel blocked> level> and the bow dips about 8 inches. We will be storing Joint Adventure on> the> hard for about a year. Thanks.> > > > > > Rod and Patti Headlee> > > > S/V Joint Adventure> > C-38 hull #12> > > > _______________________________________________> > Listserve mailing list> > Listserve at catalina38.org> > http://catalina38.org/mailman/listinfo/listserve_catalina38.org> > > You want to block your boat so it drains. Otherwise you will get a pool> > in the cockpit and depending where you are, moldy water accumulation on > deck. This could be especially problematic if it pools around chain > plates... If it is likely to freeze (obviously not a problem for > you!), this is even more important as an ice block in the cockpit can > really do some damage when it expands! I block my keel further forward> > as experience over the years has shown the infamous "smile" Rich West > remarks about seems to be less of a problem.> One issue you might want to watch for is stand stability. I am guessing> > you are probably on some type of crushed coral, but hard rains can erode> > around your boat stands. I always get back to the boat within a few > days of if first going on the hard to tighten up the jack stands and > ensure the chains make sense.> > Hope this helps,> Charles Finn> Mighty Quinn #114> Great Lakes> > _______________________________________________> Listserve mailing list> Listserve at catalina38.org> http://catalina38.org/mailman/listinfo/listserve_catalina38.org> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL:> <http://catalina38.org/pipermail/listserve_catalina38.org/attachments/20> 090118/4c6b5637/attachment-0001.html>> > ------------------------------> > _______________________________________________> Listserve mailing list> Listserve at catalina38.org> http://catalina38.org/mailman/listinfo/listserve_catalina38.org> > > End of Listserve Digest, Vol 5, Issue 10> ****************************************> > _______________________________________________> Listserve mailing list> Listserve at catalina38.org> http://catalina38.org/mailman/listinfo/listserve_catalina38.org
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