[C38] Retracting bow sprit

david at dlrfilms.com david at dlrfilms.com
Mon Mar 7 11:14:14 EST 2011


Yes, me too! Tell me about your bowsprit!


> Joeseph. I have been giving a lot of thought to adding a retracting sprit.
> What type did you install? And are you happy with it?
>
> Craig  #280
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Joseph Launie
>   To: listserve at catalina38.org
>   Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 5:43 AM
>   Subject: Re: [C38] Members joining this past week
>
>
>   Leslie,
>       Now that you are retiring you can come up to Santa Barbara and sail
> on Macavity. While I do not single hand, I am handicapped and have
> set up the boat to be easy to sail with electric winches, grab
> handles on the side of the bimini (no dodger_) for going on deck and
> a retracting sprit with assymetric chutes. Come on up and join us.
> We are in the boat yard in Channel Islands harbor at the moment
> where we re-wired the mast, put on new standing rigging and
> lifelines. Joe Launie/Macavity P. S. In the mid 1970s I crewed on a
> Yankee 38 owned by John Linsky from Aerospace Corp.
>
>   On 3/6/2011 2:31 PM, Leslie G DeLong wrote:
>     Steve (I think),
>
>     This is being sent from my work email (leslie.g.delong at aero.org),
> which I use daily.  I will be retiring at the end of this month, but
> there is a possibility that I will continue with some part-time work
> for the company (The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit think tank
> that operates an FFRDC, like Rand, JPL, Mitre, etc.), and they will
> likely let me keep the internet account.
>
>     My home email is ldelong at socal.rr.com  , but I don't check it more
> than weekly.
>
>     My phone numbers are below.
>
>     My residence address is:
>
>     Les DeLong
>     2444 W. 228th St.
>     Torrance, CA 90501
>
>     My interest in the C38 stems from a strong appreciation for its
> esthetics...a beautiful boat.  It was my "someday" dream boat, until I
> had a chance to sail with Larry Malmberg in the Nationals.  My
> reaction was that, at my age it seemed like too much boat for me to
> single-hand (or even double-hand), and the access to go forward on
> deck was a bit awkward getting past the corner of the cabin and the
> shrouds.
>
>     I sailed pretty actively from about 1975 until 1990, and I owned a
> Cal-20, a Santana 25' Quarter ton, and an Ericson 28+.  I still have a
> J24, which is stored on its trailer, with flat tires, in Carson, CA,
> and I've never actually sailed it.  It needs to go, soon.  I've
> thought I might try to find a J28 some day, but right now I'm more
> into cars.
>
>     The C38 correspondence is a wonderful source of information, much of
> it generally applicable to any sail boat.
>
>     The idea of being in the San Francisco Bay Area for the Americas Cup
> events sounds like something I may be interested in, and (depending on
> other commitments) you could count me as a possible volunteer.  (My
> daughter lives in San Jose, and spending more time with her family is
> also an attraction, as far as the Bay Area is concerned.)
>
>
>     Please let me know if there is anything else you need.
>
>
>     Les DeLong
>     Mission Assurance Technical Coordinator
>     Office of the Corporate Chief Engineer
>     The Aerospace Corporation
>
>     Office:
>     (310) 336-5055
>
>     Cellular Phone:
>     (310) 508-6268
>
>     Home:
>     (310) 326-6975
>
>
>
>     From:        Chuck Finn <charles at finn.ws>
>     To:        Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
>     Date:        03/05/2011 04:47 PM
>     Subject:        Re: [C38] Members joining this past week
>     Sent by:        listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
>
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>
>
>
>     Craig and Everyone,
>     PayPal is working!  It was down for only a day as Anders worked to
> further develop the site.
>     He is currently working on a page which will allow folks who are not
> currently members to use PayPal (coming soon Craig!).
>     Thanks everyone for your patience and feedback!
>
>     Chuck Finn
>     Commodore
>     Catalina 38 International Association
>
>     On 3/4/2011 5:42 PM, Craig Steinkraus wrote:
>     I'll get signed up as soon as the PayPal is working. I was a paid
> member for a few years, but let my membership expire.
>
>     Craig Steinkraus #280
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: S Orton
>     To: Cat 38
>     Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 2:09 PM
>     Subject: [C38] Members joining this past week
>
>     The following only represent snail mail activity- I don't know how to
> find PayPal activity, yet.
>     Returning Members:
>     Peggy Droesch
>     Marc Stewart
>     Phil Gay
>     Don Strong
>     George Kopplow
>     Steve Smolinske
>     Richard Gilmore
>     Steven Ribble
>     Welcome new members:
>     Leslie & Gail Delong- Please email me as I need more info.
>     Cliff Hunter/Cheri Wasco- I need your email address.
>     Thank you all for your support.
>     Steve Orton, Treasurer
>
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