David, you want the boom on centerline, not the traveler car for an initial setting and adjust the sheet / traveler for twist to get the back of the top telltale parallel with the boom (as Andrew said). You can maybe get the boom above centerline in medium air / flat water if it doesn't make you slower - this works on our 35-3 in around 8-10 true without waves.
BTW, we were racing in ~20-25 knots on Sunday with a 110% jib and reefed main. We were completely overpowered and had the main flogging the whole time (with it's life disappearing before my eyes, even with the full battens) - we did pretty well in the race. There are big differences between the C&C's! Tim Mojito C&C 35-3 On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:11 AM, David Knecht <[email protected]> wrote: > The discussion of C&C 34 in heavy air reminded me of a problem I had on my > 34 and similar issue on my 34+. To me that means I am probably doing > something wrong with sail trim. I find that my mainsail is almost always > backwinded by the genoa. If I leave the traveller on the midline and sheet > in the main and jib as I think is correct, a significant percentage of the > main is luffing. The only solution I have found is to pull the traveller > up 6" to a foot, which does not seem right. I had thought that by moving > the genoa tracks aft, I would open the leech more and that twist would > minimize backwinding, but that does not seem to help much. Both boats had > rather old main sails, so possibly they have just lost their shape. > Genoa's are pretty old as well, but a new genoa on my 34 did not change > the problem much. So it seems more likely I am setting things up > incorrectly. Can the group comment on their extent of backwind and what > you do if you want to limit it so you can maximize power. Thanks- Dave > > > > David Knecht > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > >
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