No problem. Hack saw, bosun chair and poof! Shorter spreaders. :) Seriously, could be a very subtle cheat for one design or PHRF. The 35-1 class bylaws specify 3' 10.5" for spreader length. Who would notice a couple inches whacked off?
Dennis C. On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:40 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I really hate to be a nay sayer about anything in Sail magazine, but the > last racing headsail I had made (a deck sweeper carbon fiber 155) was > designed to be trimmed 4-6” off the upper spreader when hard on the wind – > and the sail maker set the nominal sheet leads for 11 degrees sheeting > angle. > > > > The process shown in the article (7 degrees for a 150 and 10 degrees for > an 85) is fine for determining the forward and aft positions of the ends of > the genoa track, and hence the track length. But your sailmaker will > probably have a specific placement for the genoa car within that length of > track depending on the shape of the sail and the width of your rig – among > other things. > > > > > > Rick Brass > > *Imzadi *C&C 38 mk 2 > > *la Belle Aurore *C&C 25 mk1 > > Washington, NC > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *RANDY > via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 03, 2017 11:49 AM > *To:* cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* RANDY <randy.staff...@comcast.net>; cnc-list <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Sail advice - 1, 2 , 3 go > > > > And I'll be measuring and setting sheeting angles a la > http://www.sailmagazine.com/racing/regattas/headsail-sheeting/ once I get > the time. > > > > Cheers, > > Randy Stafford > > S/V Grenadine > > C&C 30-1 #7 > > Ken Caryl, CO > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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