[C38] main sheet question

Mon Jun 3 01:57:00 EDT 2013

Hi Don,

It sounds like your mainsheet may be rigged wrong.  

You should already have the "primitive" C38 mainsheet arrangement with 4:1 purchase.  There should be two blocks on the boom with the mainsheet extending over to both sides of the companionway (with a block on one side and an eyestrap on the other).  The line should run up and down for a total of four times, giving you the 4:1 purchase, with a block on the traveler.   The bitter end of the mainsheet should, in fact, terminate at the winch on the starboard side.  (Forgive me if this isn't precisely right.  My boat is 1,500 miles away so I can't go look at it for some time.)  

I don't particularly like the way the main sheet is rigged.  I find that it often binds up, especially when I'm sailing deeper than a beam reach.  (I've practically emptied cans of McLube over the years, trying to make the binding go away.)  There are lots of ways to make it simpler but these are likely a violation of our class rules.  Using fiddle blocks or double (side-by-side) blocks would probably clean things up, but then the mainsheet couldn't run on the sides of the companionway because of the angles.  Actually I would most like to have a two-speed mainsheet.  Harken makes a great one.

Here's the link to our association's "About the C38" (specs) page.  There are several sets of pictures of the deck rigging, though they're not terribly clear:

http://www.catalina38.org/?page_id=75/

I hope I haven't steered you wrong.  I'll be eager to hear what others think of the C38 mainsheet setup, especially whether they have had the binding problem or made modifications.  And of course I'd also like to know if the modifications are violations of class rules.

Thanks!

Warm regards,

Bruce

Bruce S. Liese 
Kansas City Sailing 
shop: 785-841-SAIL (7245) 
cell: 913-579-5039 
fax: 785-832-1090 
bruce at KansasCitySailing.com 
www.KansasCitySailing.com

________________________________
 From: Donald Strong <drstrong at ucdavis.edu>
To: Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org> 
Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2013 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [C38] main sheet question

Bruce: I have a standard main sheet rig that goes from the boom and 
traveler to a winch on the top of the house, on my C38. Watching your 
Harken video I saw a couple of purchases that had more mechanical 
advantage. It would be cool to haul the main sheet by hand rather than 
by the winch. Could I go to 4x or something with a 4x block on the 
traveler and another couple of blocks on the boom? Advice appreciated.
Thanks, Don

On 6/2/13 3:08 PM, Bruce Liese wrote:
> Wow, thanks for recommending our shop Larry!
>
> I just finished writing my post to the group and then saw that you recommended our shop.  Again, we do all we can for the C38 group.  We've loved our C38s and are proud to be a part of such a knowledgeable group that's so willing to share.
>
> Besides contacting me by cell (913-579-5039), C38 members are welcome to contact me by e-mail (bruce at kansascitysailing.com), or through our website (www.kansascitysailing.com).  The "KUMC" e-mail address is my day job!
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Bruce
>
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> ________________________________________
> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org [listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] on behalf of Larry Malmberg [larrypi at roadrunner.com]
> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 1:57 PM
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> Subject: Re: [C38] Halyard question
>
> Contact Bruce Lise at Kansas City Sailing for the best prices on halyards
> etc.  He probably has all the measurements for main, jib and spin's as he
> has a Catalina 38.  Bruce at KansasCitySailing.com
> http://www.kansascitysailing.com
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>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Brett
> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 8:20 AM
> To: Catalina 38's
> Subject: [C38] Halyard question
>
> To save me time from measuring and looking things up does anyone know of the
> top of there head what length and size the following halyards are
>
> Spinnaker
> Jib
> Main (still on the mast)
>
> Also suggestions on place to order them from?
>
> We had a samurai take down on the spinnaker during Friday night race and had
> to cut the better of all my halyards and now I figure I should just bit the
> bullet and replace them all. It's time.
>
> We still got 4th place.
>
> Thanks
>
> Brett
> Jazz #313
> Annapolis, MD
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