[C38] Retracting bow sprit
Joseph Launie
jlaunie at cox.net
Mon Mar 7 16:46:06 EST 2011
Max,
Pix will be on the way. We ae picking up the boat sunday and returning
27 miles to weather to Santa Barbara. Joe
On 3/7/2011 9:09 AM, Max Soto wrote:
> Hey Joe,
>
> Please send pics!!!!
>
> Max
>
> 2011/3/7 Joseph Launie <jlaunie at cox.net <mailto: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 <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
>>> <mailto: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
>>> <mailto: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> <mailto:charles at finn.ws>
>>> To: Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
>>> <mailto: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
>>> <mailto: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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