Josh does the luff you main fit between your black bands? It should be just little short with little to no tension and stretch to fit as you put on halyard tension as the wind pipes up. Your Cunningham should take out wrinkles in the lower portion of the sail as you tension your back stay.
Fred Hazzard S/V Fury C&C 44 Portland Or Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 12, 2017, at 11:38 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > When I bought my new mainsail the sail maker was kind of aloof and > unconcerned regarding sail stretch. I was quite interested in the bolt rope > selection but the maker didn't have any available options. He suggested that > it was irrelevant. I see some very winning boats with puckers and scallops > in their main luff. Maybe my sail maker is right. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > >> On Dec 12, 2017 2:00 PM, "Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List" >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> I ordered a new main for next year – not $20,000, however. I’ll let you >> know. >> >> From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List >> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 12:47 PM >> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> Cc: Joel Aronson >> Subject: Re: Stus-List new haylards >> >> Josh, >> >> Just need a $20,000 main! >> >> Joel >> >>> On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List >>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> Matthew, >>> >>> All the high tech low stretch line in the world can't make up for the >>> stretch in the sail. I suspect that this is the primary reason you'll >>> need to use the cunningham. I have a stay-set halyard for my spinnaker and >>> regularly use it for climbing the mast. It is noticeably stretchy whereas >>> the high tech line (crystalline) doesn't give what so ever. >>> >>> Josh Muckley >>> S/V Sea Hawk >>> 1989 C&C 37+ >>> Solomons, MD >>> >>> >>> On Dec 12, 2017 10:05 AM, "Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List" >>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> James: >>> >>> If you’re looking for general feedback, I’ll add my two cents. The >>> main halyard on my 42 was wire-to-rope and was led internally through an >>> exit box near the base of the mast. In my case, a winch on the deck near >>> the mast was used for the main. A few years ago we were heading out for a >>> race in about 20-25 knots of breeze, started to raise the main, and the >>> exit box ripped out of the mast. Something about that 90 degree angle >>> results in a lot of force. We made a semi-permanent repair that got us >>> through the season. At the end of the season, I decided to do several >>> things: 1) instead of using the old configuration, I eliminated the exit >>> box and started using a mast-mounted winch that was already on the mast but >>> wasn’t being used for anything (which I found curious); 2) a short distance >>> above the winch, I installed a mast exit plate so the halyard would stay >>> internal; and 3) I replaced the wire-to-rope halyard with a low-stretch New >>> England rope. I forget the name, but it was more high tech than Sta-Set. >>> I like the new configuration, although someone needs to raise the halyard >>> at the mast (which is no different than it was before but may be a drawback >>> for shorthanded sailors). The only issue I have is that the high-tech line >>> is not as low-stretch as manufacturer claims, and I use the Cunningham more >>> than I care to as the wind picks up. That said, the run from the winch to >>> the top of the mast is over 50 feet, so some stretch is to be expected. >>> When the current halyard is retired, I will replace it with something that >>> is really low stretch, and may possibly go back to wire-to-rope. >>> >>> MLW >>> >>> From: Jim via CnC-List >>> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 10:05 PM >>> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >>> Cc: j...@mymts.net >>> Subject: Re: Stus-List new haylards >>> >>> Neil >>> If you >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Joel >> 301 541 8551 >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > > 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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