[C38] Symetrical Spinnakers & Stuff for Sale

Tue Jul 31 16:33:46 EDT 2012

Hi Jay, If I'm going to race, I use  the spinnaker pole, if not, I'll use
the tacker, attached to the furled sail. That's the way it is supposed to
be used. With a furler, you never have to take the sail down, unless you
have a foil, hank on sails, or just if you want to(when you have a
furler)... Let's say that it might be convenient on a race, without using a
sock, and when you'll the headsail to shadow the spinnaker.. In that pic,
the sail is a symmetrical spi, and it works, I won that race!! LOL. By
mistake of my crew, I found out that it is possible to furl or unfurl the
headsail qith the spi up. I just pull the tack line, that in this case
works as a downhaul, and lower the Tacker closer to the drum. In this case
the sail will roll with no problems..
A goos option is going Joe{s way, add a  bowsprit ) the sail luff can be
larger for better performance, and a spi furler.. couln{t be easier to
handle an A-sail. BTW, on my spi halyard, I use a bowknot for the shackle,
not a splice, and still never have jammed before...
Hopoe this helps!
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2012/7/31 Jay Sorensen <jsorensen at novarx.com>

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> Thanks All for the comments.  ****
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> We have two jib haylards of which we use the port halyard for the roller
> furling top drum.  We use the starboard spinnaker halyard which I believe
> is run  through a block above the jib sheave and then led into the mast
> with a chrome plated fair lead thingy.  We did not have a ball on spinnaker
> halyard and that may have been the main issue if the splice got caught too
> tightly in the block.  I plan to add a ball to the halyard, go aloft for a
> look around and see if there are other improvements to be made.  I would
> like to add a port side external spin halyard soon as I would like to have
> the ability to peel if needed, but I need to have a new mast collar
> constructed with additional mounting points for another block.  Maybe a
> good winter project.****
>
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> David.  I’m interested in the  North ¾ and maybe some of the headsails.  I
> could come up from ****San Diego**** for pick up.  If you could contact
> me of the list at jsorensen at novarx.com we could discuss logistics.****
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> Thanks!....................Jay   ****
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> *From:* listserve-bounces at catalina38.org [mailto:
> listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] *On Behalf Of *David Epstein
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 31, 2012 11:05 AM
> *To:* Catalina 38 Listserve
> *Subject:* Re: [C38] Symetrical Spinnakers & Stuff for ****Sale********
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> Hi Jay,
>
> I agree with Bill, if you are using a jib halyard, that would likely be a
> problem.
>
> For light sheets, we have just used some small line (3/16" or 1/4"), and
> tied a bowline with a very long loop (about 4 feet), so that you can tie it
> on the spinnaker without choking it in before taking the heavy sheet off.
> You will need to remember to restore the heavy sheet before gybing.
>
> I have all of the racing spinnakers off of SuperStar for sale, including:
> Elliot Pattison .6 (1/2oz) Spinnaker, symmetrical, with Superman logo,
> fair condition.  New ~$2,900, asking $450
> Elliot Pattison? 3/4oz Spinnaker, symmetrical, with Superman logo, fair
> condition. New ~ $2,800, asking $400
> North 3/4oz Spinnaker, symmetrical, older style cut, very good condition.
> Asking $750
> 1.5oz Spinnaker, symmetrical, fair to good condition.   Asking $400
>
> These are all in bags (turtles), and shipping costs would be added to the
> total price.    Other sails I have for sail include several headsails,
> including two carbon fiber jibs, one of which has seen very little use, a
> jibtop reacher and a fair to good condition mainsail.    I also have a
> bunch of other C38 equipment and parts (the family who purchased SuperStar
> are not racers).   I will try to post a list sometime soon...
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> David Epstein
> Formerly SuperStar, #122, Marina del Rey
>
>
>
> At 05:26 PM 7/30/2012, you wrote:
>
> ****
>
> Hello All,
>
> We flew our 0.75 oz spinnaker for the first time yesterday during a family
> sail and have a couple of questions for the group.
>
> 1.                    During the douse the spin halyard got stuck and
> appeared to be caught on the roller furling gear near the masthead.  Is
> this common?  Also, is it normal to roller furl the jib when using a
> symmetrical chute or do you really need to drop it on deck?  I race on a
> Serendipity 43 and Swan 51 with a deck sweeper jibs that are dropped when
> flying a chute, and on a J-105 that rolls the jib while flying an
> asymmetrical, so having a roller furler and a symmetrical chute is new to
> us.
> 2.                    While working to get the chute down we added a few
> new tears to the many that were there previously so was going to put out a
> call to anyone who might have a used symmetrical spinnaker(s) (0.5-0.75oz)
> laying around that they are not using.  Will pay a reasonable price plus
> shipping!
> 3.                    And lastly, does anyone who uses very light
> spinnaker sheets in light air have a preference for light weight shackles.
> The plastic Lewmar ones we use on the Serendipity tend to open up under
> load and I thought one of you may have a preferable option??  Or maybe
> we’ll just tie on light line!
>
> Thanks much!
>
> Jay & Dorothy Sorensen
> C-38 #311 Broad Reach
> ****San Diego**, **CA****
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Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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