Our 35-2 has track, but it is too short for either the 95 jib or the genoa (which is currently on toerail), so I am looking to add a longer track. I am curious how you arrived at the measurements? Based on the foot length of the sail? Were they done on paper, or with the actual sail on the boat?
-- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 7:17 PM Bob Mann via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > My '71 C&C 35 mk I does not have any deck tracks. In my area we used to > race with 167% genoa, which I used snatch blocks on the toe rail for. When > I went down to a 155%, I still used the toe rail. However, the clew comes > down just aft of a stantion and gets caught on the lifeline; I already > severely bent the port lifeline last year. > > Our OD fleet in Detroit is going to 155% max genoa size in '21 so I'll be > using that sail more often. All-around, time to add tracks to the deck. > I've been given these locations for adding track: > *Inline tracks* > Front 20.0 aft of tack > Back 26.6 aft of tack > Front off center line 3.5 > Back off center line 4.1 > > *Transverse tracks - run from rail to cabin house* > *130 % Transverse* > 19.5 Aft of jib tack > > *155% Transverse* > 23.1 aft of tack > > I've been successful in Wednesday night races running the 167% to the toe > rail and can continue to do so. However, for OD races on Saturday it will > be 155% and 130% (which I don't yet own). > > What do you think of the track locations? Should the track be straight, > if possible? What size track, 1.25 T-track? I'll be going with Garhauer > adjustable sheet leads. Other thoughts or suggestions? I have two months > to plan and install as I won't launch until late April. > > Bob Mann > Mystic > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
