[C38] main sheet question

Mon Jun 3 09:46:51 EDT 2013

Thanks Bruce: It appears that my main sheet rigging has been changed for 
the dodger.
I'm going to sit and study the situation.
Regards, Don

On 6/2/13 10:57 PM, Bruce S. Liese wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto:bruce at kansascitysailing.com>), or through our website 
> (www.kansascitysailing.com).  The "KUMC" e-mail address is my day job!
> >
> > Warm regards,
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> > Bruce S. Liese, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
> > Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry
> > University of Kansas Medical Center
> > 3901 Rainbow Blvd.  Mailstop 4010
> > Kansas City, Kansas 66160
> > bliese at kumc.edu <mailto:bliese at kumc.edu>
> > 913-588-1912
> >
> >
> > ________________________________________
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> [listserve-bounces at catalina38.org 
> <mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org>] on behalf of Larry Malmberg 
> [larrypi at roadrunner.com <mailto:larrypi at roadrunner.com>]
> > Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 1:57 PM
> > To: 'Catalina 38 Listserve'
> > 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 
> <mailto:Bruce at KansasCitySailing.com>
> > http://www.kansascitysailing.com <http://www.kansascitysailing.com/>
> >
> >
> > Larry Malmberg
> > 7231 Boulder Avenue #507
> > Highland, CA 92346
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> >
> > Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving 
> safely in
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> > thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming; "WOW-- 
> What a
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org 
> <mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org>
> > [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org 
> <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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and
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