Stus-List Re: Question for the group;

I love my C but if I had enough money, and my wife was into it, we'd have a really good time with a catamaran. Catamarans; Check out a couple of world travellers who have logged thousands of miles on multihulls before trading up to catamarans; Checkout YouTube.com "sailing la vagabonde" is an

Stus-List Re: rachet block for Harken furler

Joe, First, I have a Harken carbo ratchet block and like it. It's probably a HAR 2135. I find it most useful when unfurling the headsail. I use it primarily to keep tension on the furling line so it coils tightly on the drum. Second, ratchet blocks work best when the turning angle is about 90

Stus-List Re: rachet block for Harken furler

+1 on that Marek From: MICHAEL BRANNON via CnC-List Sent: 4 January, 2021 18:17 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: MICHAEL BRANNON Subject: Stus-List Re: rachet block for Harken furler I find the ratchet more useful when furling the sail. Just a thought. Mike Brannon Virginia Lee 93295 1978 C

Stus-List Re: rachet block for Harken furler

I find the ratchet more useful when furling the sail. Just a thought. Mike Brannon Virginia Lee 93295 1978 C 36 CB Virginia Beach, VA > On Jan 4, 2021, at 11:58 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List > wrote: > > I was out sailing Saturday and as I haven’t got around to buying a new

Stus-List Re: Emergency TIller

John, Did you try South Shore Yachts? If you can’t find one let me know and I’ll get an estimate to have one made. Happy New Year, Mike Brannon Virginia Lee 93295 1978 C 36 CB Virginia Beach, VA > On Dec 31, 2020, at 11:06 AM, John McCrea via CnC-List > wrote: > > Hello all. I need

Stus-List Re: Question for the group;

I agree with everything Joe said. We chartered a cat once in the Caribbean and never again. It was great for accommodations and deck space for toys, but completely removed the “sailing” aspect of the trip. It was like I imagine driving an RV would be. Yuck! Dave S/V Aries 1990 C 34+ New

Stus-List Re: Question for the group;

Richard, I’ve never chartered a sailboat but I’ve worked at a bazillion boat shows and the vast majority of new boat buyers are looking more towards interior space rather than sail ability. Perhaps the perception of owning a sailboat that doesn’t heel over is a confidence builder. I guess to

Stus-List Re: Question for the group;

FANTASTIC charter boats! We had a Privilege 39 that had 4 double-berth cabins at 4 corners of the boat. Everyone gets their own cabin without it being a passage between one part of the boat and another. HUGE amount of room on deck and in the cockpit. We had 6 aboard and felt like we had plenty

Stus-List Re: Question for the group;

I'll start with an apology; it's not specifically C related; and I have no wish to start a general debate; my question...I see lots and lots of catamaran ads and apparently Sail Magazine thinks monohulls have been mothballed...: what is the appeal of these boats I recognize their added

Stus-List Re: rachet block for Harken furler

I will be a contrarian and say that I like to have it there. In fact, I added a ratchet block last season and I like it. It helps if you are shorthanded and you need to roll the jib with one hand and release the jib sheet with the other. This helps in orderly furling the jib, especially, when

Stus-List Re: rachet block for Harken furler

Agreed, I don't find it necessary. I have a nice Harken ratchet block that was given to me, but never bothered to install it, as I just tail the furling line by hand, sometimes with a bend on a spare winch if it's breezy, and it works fine. I was waiting to get a second ratchet for the other

Stus-List Re: rachet block for Harken furler

My boat came with a ratchet block. One time I didn't have the ratchet on, and I let the sail unfurl too quickly. The furling line wrapped around the reel very loosely, and when I tried to furl at the end of the day, the furling line (1/4") jammed in the reel. It's something you don't want to do.

Stus-List Re: rachet block for Harken furler

Good to know, that will save some boat bucks. The manual states the warranty is void if you don’t use a rachet, but that timed out anyway about 1988 or so. Joe Della Barba Coquina C 35 MK I Kent Island MD USA From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 12:03

Stus-List Re: rachet block for Harken furler

Confirming have no use If it’s really blowing I have a big barrier there which I’ll take one wrap around John Conklin S/V Halcyon S/V Heartbeat > On Jan 4, 2021, at 12:02 PM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List > wrote: > >  > Joe > > Happy New Year! > I'm jealous you got out! > No, you don't

Stus-List Re: C drawings at Kingston Maritime Museum

Thanks for clarifying, Bob. From: Robert Mazza via CnC-List Sent: Monday, January 04, 2021 11:54 AM To: Stus-List ; JohnKelly Cuthbertson Cc: Robert Mazza Subject: Stus-List Re: C drawings at Kingston Maritime Museum Apologies to all. In the second sentence of this long email I

Stus-List Re: rachet block for Harken furler

Joe Happy New Year! I'm jealous you got out! No, you don't need a ratchet block, Most people I know who have them don't use the ratchet. Joel Virus-free. www.avg.com

Stus-List rachet block for Harken furler

I was out sailing Saturday and as I haven’t got around to buying a new rachet block yet, I bypassed it and just grabbed the furling line as it exited the next most forward block. I have to say it worked quite well and I am not sure I need a rachet block. I think the whole reason for it is to

Stus-List Re: C drawings at Kingston Maritime Museum

Apologies to all. In the second sentence of this long email I referred to George Cuthbertson turning over C design responsibilities to Bob Ball. That should, of course, be *Rob* Ball. I don't know why I did not catch that error sooner! Rob Mazza On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 12:27 PM Robert Mazza

Stus-List Re: Vendee Globe strategy

Well, that didn't work for Dalin. :) -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 9:16 AM Dennis C. via CnC-List wrote: > Might be interesting to watch the leaders' strategies now. > > Looks like Besthaven wants to head well east to catch the southerlies from > a big