[C38] Headstay Length?

D McC cat38skip at yahoo.com
Wed Mar 2 09:14:16 EST 2011


Try a search on Tick Stick ... 

http://www.shortypen.com/essays/tickstik/

http://books.google.com/books?id=W3ttLw5z9ywC&pg=PA131&lpg=PA131&dq=tick+board&source=bl&ots=QclpExvZpN&sig=n30eHAcW4I3qc9C9gT3aP6iNabM&hl=en&ei=W3JtTdLnJ5CgsQOJ_LS3BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFoQ6AEwCTgU#v=onepage&q=tick%20board&f=false


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----- Original Message ----
> From: "david at dlrfilms.com" <david at dlrfilms.com>
> To: Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
> Sent: Wed, March 2, 2011 5:45:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [C38] Headstay Length?
> 
> It's a lofting device for measuring odd inside shapes.
> 
> I think there are  some demo pics in Ruel Parker's 'New Cold Molded Boats'.
> Handy thing. I'll  see if I can post some picture!
> 
> > You got me on this one Les!   What is a tick board?
> > When I googled it, I found all about  woodticks...
> >
> > Chuck Finn
> > Mighty Quinn,  #114
> >  Great Lakes
> >
> > On 3/1/2011 5:20 PM, les wrote:
> >> 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,
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> >>
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