[C38] Hello from SMX! (wasRe: Hello from Bermuda)

Sat Nov 28 01:08:08 EST 2009

Joe, 

Pros include, stronger, smooth surface - no area for water entrapment, cons would be that when rod is bent as at the spreaders it looses strength.  But Im sure that the powers to be that determine loads have factored that into consideration when specifiying sizes for a rig.  Also more expensive.   

One thing we found when we had our rig done two years ago was that the collars inside the mast over the through bolts had considerable wear from the days of wire halyards (photo attached).

Steve

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Sent: Fri 11/27/2009 6:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [C38] Hello from SMX! (wasRe: Hello from Bermuda)

Dave,
    While you are off sailing, a lot of us are doing our annual re-fit. My standing rigging is now 18 years old and I do not want to push my luck. I had rod rigging on my Olson 30 and loved it. Has anyone put rod rigging on a 38? Anyone know the pros and cons of rod versus regular rigging? JoeLaunie/Macavity

Steve Smolinske wrote: 

	Congrats Dave, and after two weeks of the down pours we have had I have been fighting to keep the rain out of my boat.  I dont recommend pulling your tracks just before the rainy season..trivia question: anyone know how many fasteners hold down the five tracks?  90! and they all leaked, nothing worked at keeping the water out.   So needless to say Very envious on this end!  Cant wait to see the photos.

	Steve

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	From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org on behalf of david at dlrfilms.com
	Sent: Fri 11/27/2009 10:27 AM
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	Subject: [C38] Hello from SMX! (wasRe: Hello from Bermuda)

	We were anchor down in Simpson Bay SMX about 1AM this morning.

	The tiller was AWESOME! Makes the boat better in every way. Words MUCH
	better with the Aries.

	Bermuda to SMX was 9 days. 1 hard day. 1 day of motoring. 3 days of light,
	bad direction frustrating sailing, and 4 days of perfection.

	I beat a fish to death with a winch handle and ate it for lunch.

	I swam in 15,000 ft of water.

	I got sea sick for only the second time in my life. (The first being
	Montauk to Bermuda)

	I (finally) satisfied 30 years of curiosity and longing to find out "What
	is it like out there?"

	And the boat did great.

	Not many photos, but I'll share what I have soon!

	-David
	S/V INTEMPERANCE
	Simpson Bay, SMX

		Glad to hear the trip went well...how'd you like the tiller?
		Steve C-38 #64

		On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 8:18 AM, <david at dlrfilms.com> <mailto:david at dlrfilms.com>  wrote:

			Hello from Bermuda!

			INTEMPERANCE left Montauk on the afternoon of Thursday, October 28 and
			arrived in Bermuda on the morning of Thursday, November 5.

			We had five days of sailing hard on the wind, including crossing the
			Gulf
			Stream on a beat, triple reefed. Didn't mind wind so much, but pounding
			into the short seas, hour after hour, day after day wasn't so much fun.

			One day was so light we motored for a few hours. The one day we had the
			wind behind us it was about Force 6, and all we had up was a bit of our
			mostly rolled up genoa and we were still doing sixes and sevens in front
			of a 12 foot sea.

			We've been spending the last week fixing/changing things that broke or
			didn't work how we thought they would. Mostly squared away now and
			waiting
			for a fair weather chance to sail to the islands.

			Bermuda is lovely. I'd count the effort and expense to get here as
			worthwhile.

			-David
			S/V Intemperance

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