I'm sure 3/4 oz. is right. I misremembered that detail. On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Dennis C. <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ron, > > You're not a pest. Questions are why this list exists and flourishes. In > addition to Stu's diligence. > > However, I suspect your spinnaker is not a 3 oz chute. 3/4 oz perhaps? > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ron Kaye <ronkaye...@gmail.com> > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 28, 2013 1:36 PM > *Subject:* Stus-List A question regarding a sail > > Thanks for all the great info on the 4000 Autohelm. I'm thinking it > might be a magnetic disturbance of the compass and I think I might have > stowed a head-mounted flashlight in the chart table. Maybe... I hope > that's it. We shall see this weekend when we get back for another trip. > > As for the sail, the boat came with a tri-radial spinnaker. The real > deal. I think the PPO may have been into racing but the PO and the CO's > are not. The PO said he'd never raised the thing in 12 years. > > At this point, Lisa and I don't want to wrestle with a full on > spinnaker if the wind pipes up and we have to get it under control in a > hurry since it will usually be the two of us or the two of us and if there > are others they won't know anything about sailing. So... a crusising > spinnaker I believe is what we need. I'd like to get a used one and will > check Bacon in Annapolis. > > If anyone would like to trade sails, I'd give up the tri-radial spinnaker > for a asymmetrical of appropriate size. Its solid red. 3 oz, and seems to > be well made amd in very good condition from what I've seen of it but I > admit we haven't pulled the whole thing out of the bag. Its a Doyle > sail. We are near Annapolis. > > As far as connecting it, we have a typical roller furler on for the genoa > and a custom anchor roller sprit with a nice large piece of stainless that > I could drill into to connect the tack with a few feet of line to allow it > to rise up a bit to see under. Is that about right? > > From what I've heard, Bacon has the info to size the sail appropriately > for make and model of boat but I'd like to hear any opinions from the list > as well. > Thanks again. Sorry to be a pests with all these questions. > > -- > Ron & Lisa > '86 35/3 > To be Renamed > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Ron
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