Do u have a pic of ur inside track for ur #3? How long?How secured below? Sent from my iPad
On Aug 7, 2012, at 8:32 PM, "John and Maryann Read" <johnpr...@comcast.net> wrote: > Sounds about right and what we experience. For racing, we use a full hoist > #3 with battens that not quite overlaps the shrouds and uses an inboard > track I mounted on the cabin top. Starts to be really effective at 25 > apparent. We have 2 reefs in the main, and if all that is too much it is > time for the storm sail. Key is keep up boat speed and VMG. The more on > her feet, the better the VMG > > John and Maryann > Legacy III > 1982 C&C 34 > Noank, CT > > -----Original Message----- > From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] > On Behalf Of dwight veinot > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 12:52 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 34 Sail Selection > > Sounds about right...the only important winds when under sail are apparent > winds so I assume you are giving apparent wind strengths...surprised you > lost 1/2 kt boat speed when you reefed, I would have expected less or no > speed loss and less heel with more control in puffs...I also had a 24 and a > 27III, before I got my present boat the 35 MKII which is a bit stiffer that > either the 24 or the 27 MKIII but IMHO it could do with about 500 pounds > more ballast low despite that it already has nearly 6000 pounds of lead in > the keel > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > -----Original Message----- > From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] > On Behalf Of OldSteveH > Sent: August 7, 2012 1:32 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List C&C 34 Sail Selection > > > Now in my 3rd summer with this boat I am getting better at choosing sails > for the wind conditions, and would like to know how it compares with others > experiences. > > From I have heard the 34 is a 'Lake Ontario' boat, designed for light air > conditions, but able to handle other conditions as one would expect. > > Yesterday my crew and I were quite comfortable in steady 22-25 knot winds > carrying the 3 and a full main on a beat, eventually putting in a reef. Heel > angle was 20ish. When gusts to 27-29 started we were getting over to 30 > degrees at times and I had to feather even the reefed main to keep the boat > on its feet. We kept hull speed the whole time. > > Per other posts baby stay tension was moderate, backstay had 2500 psi on > adjuster, mast pumping was minimal, weather helm one wedge of my wheel. > > Once we got steadily overpowered I dropped the main and sailed under #3 > only, with much better heel angle. But we lost 1/2 a knot to about 6.2-6.3. > Mast pumped a bit more but I only have 2:1 purchase on the baby stay so > couldn't do much about it. > > My background comes from a C&C24 and a 27 MkIII, also tender boats so all > here seems about right. How does it compare with others? > > Thanks, > > Steve Hood > S/V Diamond Girl > C&C 34 > Lions Head ON > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2196 / Virus Database: 2437/5183 - Release Date: 08/07/12 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
