Do you still have the patterns for those covers? Did you make a cover for the Genoa? How do you attach it if so? Are those made of sunbrella?
Thanks again! John Guttridge President and Senior Consultant Black Box Computer Consulting 306 East State Street, Suite 230 Ithaca, NY 14850 Office: 607.277.8585 Mobile: 607.227.6884 eMail: [email protected] www.blackboxcc.com "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" -Albert Einstein From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Pellegrino Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 2:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [IC27A] headsails again I made all of my own covers for Aquadesiac. Once I got the hang of it, it was really easy. Bill Pellegrino _/) SV Aquadesiac #5705 Port Edgewood, RI http://baysailorbill.spaces.live.com/ ________________________________ ________________________________ To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:08:41 -0400 Subject: RE: [IC27A] headsails again Thanks for the links to the website and sailrite (the kit idea sounds really appealing, I just have to talk my wife into teaching me to use her sewing machine). I was perusing the manual for the FF6 and it has a big warning about not lowering the mast while the boat is in the water. Does anyone know if that is serious? I am going to have to step the mast if I ever want to go through the canals and I was hoping to do just that (I can get to lake Ontario from here, and from there to the Saint Lawrence and out to the ocean). Is that just the lawyers having their piece or should I really not step the mast in the water with the FF6 installed? Best, John Guttridge President and Senior Consultant Black Box Computer Consulting 306 East State Street, Suite 230 Ithaca, NY 14850 Office: 607.277.8585 Mobile: 607.227.6884 eMail: [email protected] www.blackboxcc.com "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" -Albert Einstein From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Pellegrino Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [IC27A] headsails again I'm doing business with CDI right now on a problem with my Furler. They are very nice to work with. Here is there link: http://www.sailcdi.com/welcome.htm Good Luck, Bill Pellegrino _/) SV Aquadesiac #5705 Port Edgewood, RI http://baysailorbill.spaces.live.com/ ________________________________ To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:36:03 -0700 Subject: Re: [IC27A] headsails again Can't answer all you questions but you need to go for the roller bearing in your CDI furler. When I bought my C30 the CDI came without it and on the sea trial had a real tough time furling the genny in only about 20 knots. Was a real bear. Had to winch it in. Called CDI and they sent me roller bearing for about $ 100.00. . That was about six years ago. If you don't have the roller bearing the furler rotates on a hockey puck type thing which has a lot of resistance. The luff of your genny should have a rope covered "tape" so it will slide up the slot in the furler. CDI can tell you how to measure to get proper luff length. Look them up on internet under Cruising Designs Inc. Clyde Thorington ex C27 now C30 San Jose, CA --- On Mon, 3/30/09, John Guttridge <[email protected]> wrote: From: John Guttridge <[email protected]> Subject: [IC27A] headsails again To: [email protected] Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 5:44 PM It looks like the last thing that I really need to get in the water is a headsail. I posted a little while back about headsails and got some valuable information but I am still a little lost. I am trying to buy something like a 155 roller furler for my '72 tall rig. My local sailing shop is recommending the CDI flexible furler which he has offered me for $829 without ball bearings or $970 with, is that a good price? Do I need the ball bearings? He says that a new 155 for it would be something like $1200. I was hoping to spend a little less than that (then I would have more money in sails than in the boat itself!) so I am looking at sails on baconsails.com. It isn't clear to me from the descriptions what I need to go with that roller furler. When they say "covered rope luff" does that mean that it is taped for the slot in the furler? Their chart claims that I have a 36' luff, if I run the furler does that mean that I need to run a sail with a shorter luff to account for the length of the furler? If I just measure my headstay will that give me the size that I need or does it change under load? Hopefully you all can excuse my ignorance, I have lots of sailing experience but 0 boat owning experience. Thanks! John Guttridge President and Senior Consultant Black Box Computer Consulting 306 East State Street, Suite 230 Ithaca, NY 14850 Office: 607.277.8585 Mobile: 607.227.6884 eMail: j...@blackboxcc. com <mailto:[email protected]> www.blackboxcc. com "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" -Albert Einstein
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