[C38] Retracting bow sprit

Mon Mar 7 12:09:07 EST 2011

Hey Joe,

Please send pics!!!!

Max

2011/3/7 Joseph Launie <jlaunie at cox.net>

>  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 <jlaunie at cox.net>
> *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> <charles at finn.ws>
> To:        Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org><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* <ssorton at hotmail.com>
> *To:* *Cat 38* <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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-- 
Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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