[C38] Retracting bow sprit
Joseph Launie
jlaunie at cox.net
Mon Mar 7 11:26:49 EST 2011
Craig,
I added a 5 inch Seldnn and am very happy with it. It was
recommended and sold to me by my friend at Ullman sails. It is very easy
to deploy and retract. We pushed it a bit beyond the recommendations and
have it 42 inches past the
head stay. We have been using it with our regular 3/4 oz. asssymtric
and it gets the sail away from the main so it flies better. It is MUCH
easier to gybe. PHRF flipped out and hit us 15 seconds but we usually
sail in our Club Handicap fleet where your rating is set by your
performance. To improve the boat in really light air, of which we get
our share, say 3 to 6 knots, we have just bought a 1/2 oz chute with
minimal shoulders, designed for the full 19 foot J. We hve not flown it
yet so will report on that. I think we will either be very fast or have
very big screw-ups or perhaps both. The only glitch, whcih I think we
have just fixed, is that the 5 inch sprit would not fit in the
foretriangle with the existing bow pulpit. I just had a new bow pulpit
made to solve that problem. While I was at it, I made the new bow pulpit
open like the J-105 or 120. As you know, one thing leads to another. Joe
Laiunie/Macavity
On 3/7/2011 4:39 AM, Craig Steinkraus wrote:
> 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 <mailto:jlaunie at cox.net>
> *To:* listserve at catalina38.org <mailto: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
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>> 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_ <mailto:ssorton at hotmail.com>
>> *To:* _Cat 38_ <mailto:listserve at catalina38.org>
>> *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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