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 < [email protected]> 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 > [email protected] > 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 < > [email protected]> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
