[C38] Retracting bow sprit
Joseph Launie
jlaunie at cox.net
Mon Mar 7 16:44:47 EST 2011
No - I installed the sprit and I had a guy building railings for me at
the house build the bow pulpit. I will try to take pictures. Joe
On 3/7/2011 9:01 AM, Larry Malmberg wrote:
> Joe, do you have blueprints or diagrams of the bowsprit and pulpit?
> If so maybe they could be posted on the website.
>
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> Best regards,
>
> Larry Malmberg
> Team Hassle
>
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> *From:* listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] *On Behalf Of *Joseph Launie
> *Sent:* Monday, March 07, 2011 8:27 AM
> *To:* listserve at catalina38.org
> *Subject:* Re: [C38] Retracting bow sprit
>
> 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
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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_ <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.
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>>> Thank you all for your support.
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