John
Aside from the ongoing problems with the incorrectly constructed
mainsail, it's very nice. We are cruisers and pretty much only go
out with two on board, myself and my wife Lynn. She is not yet
comfortable at the helm (I'm working on that). So, the in boom
furling and accompanying electric winch saves her a lot of problems
and keeps her in the cockpit. . The PO left a lot of weird stuff,
but the boom and winch were not among them.
The down sides are a rigid vang, and no out haul, both of which limit
the amount of mainsail tuning. But there are ways that I am learning
but using the baby stay and the combination of the halyard and
furler...it's a learning process at this point. It sure does furl
easy! Just crank it down to any batten and you're done!
I am really looking forward to the new main to see what a difference
that makes. These are the first new sails I have ever had...so, I am
for sure stoked!
Tom B
At 04:01 PM 8/20/2015, you wrote:
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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 19:01:17 -0400
From: John Pennie <j...@svpaws.net>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List New Sails for Alera
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Congrats - lots of luck. new sails are always fun. Tape drive is nice stuff.
How do you like the Schaefer boom? I?ve used the forespar variant
but never had an opportunity to play with the Schaefer.
John
> On Aug 20, 2015, at 6:55 PM, Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Tom Buscaglia
SV Alera
1990 C&C 37+/40
Vashon Island WA
(206) 463-9200
www.sv-alera.com
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