[C38] Headstay Length?

[les]

Hi, David,
	The technical stuff is available after you log in.  In the meantime,
you can get the I and J from the brochures.
	Go to the website: 
	http://www.catalina38.org/?page_id=75/

	About halfway down, the I and J are given as 49.8 and 15.5.

	You can also check out the photos of the brochures to double check.

	49.8^2+15.5^2=2720.29
	
	Taking the square root of that gives 52.15 or 52' 1 7/8" as the head
stay length.

	I measured mine at 52' 3" when we replaced the gear a few years ago, so
I expect that most of the boats will vary by something similar +/- an
inch or so.

	Just remember that nothing is square on a boat and no two boats are
really identical.  That is why knowing how to use a tick board will help
you build interior stuff.

Regards,
Les H

On Tue, 2011-03-01 at 13:31 -0800, david at dlrfilms.com wrote:
> In no particular order:
> 
> This website says the "I" measurement is deck to masthead:
> 
> http://www.secondwindsails.com/measurement.php
> 
> I did I squared + J squared and got 2570.89, which should put the max
> hoist for headsail at about 50'. Even if I went up the mast I wouldn't be
> able to measure that because I don't have a tape that long!
> 
> What's this about paying online? I'll pay, if I know who, where and how much.
> 
> Also, in addition to not being able to find the (approximate) headstay
> length, I can't find any of those other nifty technical sheets that I used
> to be able to find on Catalina38.org. Are they still there? Am I going
> blind?
> 
> And speaking of hard to navigate websites, we have a new iteration of
> sailingmontauk.com up. Comments, critique and links welcome!
> 
> http://www.sailingmontauk.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > Tonight Ill pull my measurement forms from when we ordered new sails and
> > pass them along,
> >
> >
> >