[C38] Retracting bow sprit

Mon Mar 7 16:49:11 EST 2011

Great Joe, Thanks a lot!!

Regards,

Max

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

>  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>
>
>> 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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> Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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