Thanks, Dennis, that's great. If we do end up keeping her another year, I may just get around to adding a forward track. But we're currently looking to buy a boat for cruising in Mexico, and don't think we'll be able to keep two boats.
-- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 2:15 PM Dennis C. via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > For reference, here's a pic of Touche's jib track. > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_sb5TfIENvsOWdQOXM1aEQzb0U/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-_jwd_f8MH2sUnmMrG17D_g > > The track was located in coordination with my sailmaker when he made the > 95% headsail. > > I trim the 95 between the forward lower and upper shrouds. I lead the > sheet through a snatch block on the jib track then aft through the genoa > car on my long track then to the primary winch.I change at about 17 knots > true. Touche' likes the 95. :) > > If the wind builds over 22 kts, we trim to the toe rail to open the slot > and stand the boat up a bit. Thankfully, we've only had to do that once or > twice. > > -- > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 3:49 PM Shawn Wright via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Just got back from almost 6 weeks on our 35-2, but it has a custom Solent >> rig with two furlers, 135 on outer, 95 on inner. At the halfway point, the >> old Harken mk1 furler top swivel exploded and rained bearings on the deck, >> fortunately on the way in, not out. >> Anyway, that meant rigging our 95 blade jib for all purpose work, so I >> currently have the sheets lead outside the shrouds and to the toerail with >> snatch blocks. The stock genoa track doesn't extend far enough forward for >> this sail, which is probably similar to a 105-110 when mounted further aft >> on the inner furler (about 30" aft) - the clew reaches about 10" past the >> aft lowers. >> For extended upwind work, I have lead it inboard of the uppers and aft >> shrouds, but this leaves only a very narrow working range for bearing off, >> since I had to use the stanchion base or toerail. A longer genoa track >> forward, or a barberhauler might could improve this. >> Interestingly, I found we can point nearly as high with it rigged to the >> toerail, and I have better control of the sail shape. Our last sail home >> two days ago we blasted past a newer ~40' cruiser by pointing at least 5% >> higher while maintaining 6+ kts boat speed in 15-18kts TW and current >> against us. I don't think he was trying that hard though, whereas we wanted >> to get through before the current made it impossible with the huge tides >> this week. One of the issues I've found with this blade jib is that it >> doesn't seem to create a decent slot effect with the main due to minimal >> overlap, so I am often trimming the main independently of the jib (ie: >> hardened up more) to get better boat speed, at least until the AW is over >> 15, at which point the main needs to be eased a bit. >> >> -- >> Shawn Wright >> shawngwri...@gmail.com >> S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 >> https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto >> >> >> On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 6:03 PM Donald Kern via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >>> Paul >>> It kind of depends on your track set up. My #4 (~110%) leads outside >>> the forward lower and inside center upper and aft lower. >>> >>> Don Kern >>> *Fireball*, C&C35 Mk2 >>> Bristol, RI >>> >>> On 7/9/2022 1:11 PM, Paul Florin via CnC-List wrote: >>> >>> On a 35ft C&C MK II with a 110% genoa, sheets inside or outside shrouds? >>> >>> -- Paul Florin >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > >
