Lots of thoughts on this one. First, in the interest of candidness, I use 3/8" VPC with an eye on each end. I attach EACH sheet to the clew with a soft shackle. Why? If I ever want to do a sail change on the fly, each sheet must be attached separately. OK, I'm probably more on the racing end of the spectrum than most.
Here's the picture (ignore that it's my blown out cruising sail rather than my nice Mylar/Kelar racing genoa): https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_sb5TfIENvsMU9xOXBVd3F5Slk However, cruiser or racer, you will benefit from soft shackles. My 35-1, like yours, has double lower shrouds. Sheets attached with bowline knots hang up on the forward lowers. The difference between bowlines and soft shackles is significant. Our 155% genoa now glides through the foretriangle rather than hanging up. So, a strong vote for sheets with an eye and soft shackles. Whether you use one or two soft shackles is your choice. Also, why do I put an eye in each end of the sheet? Simple, at some point in time you may want to swap ends. Now, what line? Do you primarily sail with a 155% genoa? If so, the the distance from the clew to the winch is not great. On Touche' it might be 6 feet. At 2% stretch, that's 1.5 inches. However, a 155% is the LEAST loaded sail. The foretriangle on a 35-1 is about 320 sq. feet. 155% of that is about 500 sq. feet. At 10 knots of breeze, that's about 215 pounds sheet load. http://www.harken.com/content.aspx?id=9096 215 pounds of sheet load is only about 5% of 3/8" StaSet's 4400 pound breaking strength which equates to about 0.7% stretch ( https://www.ropeinc.com/sta-set.htm). So now 6 feet of sheet will stretch about 1/2 inch. If you sail with a 100% jib in 20 knots and 12-14 feet of sheet that's a whole different scenario and I'd recommend upgrading to a more high tech line with more strength or to a larger line. The load goes up to 550 pounds. Probably too much info but shows you that what seems like a simple decision is really not. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 10:23 AM, Thomas Delaney via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi listers, > > I'm planning on buying new sheets during the Defender Sale. We're a novice > club-racing boat most of the time, but also do short trips around western > long island sound. > > I've got old polyester core/cover sheets now, and will continue using them > with my cruising headsails, but I'm thinking of getting Samson XLS Extra-T > in the same diameter as i have now (3/8") to replace the mainsheet, and for > my racing headsails. Is there any other type of line I should consider > before pulling the trigger? > > Thanks, > Tom > > --- > Snow Goose > C&C 35-1 > City Island, NY > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > >
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