On our 1990 C&C 34R: When we sail close hauled the foot of the genoa is completely inside the lifelines and sheeted to the very aft end of our genoa track positioned on deck next to the cabin sides. When reaching, the genoa needs to be trimmed outside the lifelines and sheeted to the toerail further forward. I keep the usual sheets attached to the sail and add the barberhauler using a caribiner to attach it to the sail's clew. I have been on boats that use a SS hook instead or a snap shackle could be used, but caribiners cost 20% of those and clip onto the lifelines to keep ready for use.
To use, simply trim the sails as normal, then unclip the barberhauler caribiner from the lifeline and clip onto the clew of the genoa and cleat the other end, then ease tension on the regular sheet until the barberhauler positions the genoa where the telltails are flowing how you like them, the slot is open and the main is not being backwinded. Chuck S > On August 20, 2019 at 9:45 PM Shawn Wright via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Dennis, thanks for the detailed info. I'm trying to understand picture it > all, but am unclear on which sheet goes through the snatch block on the rail? > I have genoa tracks on the side deck but they are used for the inner 95% jib. > The outer genoa uses blocks on the toerail, which I haven't tried relocating, > although I do have a few snatch blocks I could add forward to try to > approximate the effect you're describing (I think). > How do you attach the outboard sheet to the clew once on a reach? Do you > have to luff up to do this? With our current arrangement, I know that I am > losing a lot of power with the genoa, but am not always sure how to fix it, > especially single handed. I suspect the genoa blocks are too far back on the > toerail for anything except close reach to close hauled, and when sheeted in > tight, they pull the lifelines inward. > > -- > Shawn Wright > shawngwri...@gmail.com mailto:shawngwri...@gmail.com > S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 > https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto > > >
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