I move the traveler to weather as well. The lowest batten should be parallel to the centerline of the boat. If you don't have telltales on the leach of the main you should add them at each batten pocket. When the main is trimmed correctly, they will all stream straight back. Cunningham and outhaul will help flatten the main.
Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 11:49 AM, johnrmcl <johnr...@aol.com> wrote: > The traveler on my 29-2 is almost always above centerline when going to > weather. Boom on centerline as mentioned by others. > > John McLaughlin > "FALCON" > > > Sent from my Galaxy S®III > > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Tim Goodyear <timg...@gmail.com> > Date: 10/08/2013 9:54 AM (GMT-05:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List How to limit backwinding the main > > > David, you want the boom on centerline, not the traveler car for an > initial setting and adjust the sheet / traveler for twist to get the back > of the top telltale parallel with the boom (as Andrew said). You can maybe > get the boom above centerline in medium air / flat water if it doesn't make > you slower - this works on our 35-3 in around 8-10 true without waves. > > BTW, we were racing in ~20-25 knots on Sunday with a 110% jib and reefed > main. We were completely overpowered and had the main flogging the whole > time (with it's life disappearing before my eyes, even with the full > battens) - we did pretty well in the race. There are big differences > between the C&C's! > > Tim > Mojito > C&C 35-3 > > On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:11 AM, David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> The discussion of C&C 34 in heavy air reminded me of a problem I had on >> my 34 and similar issue on my 34+. To me that means I am probably doing >> something wrong with sail trim. I find that my mainsail is almost always >> backwinded by the genoa. If I leave the traveller on the midline and sheet >> in the main and jib as I think is correct, a significant percentage of the >> main is luffing. The only solution I have found is to pull the traveller >> up 6" to a foot, which does not seem right. I had thought that by moving >> the genoa tracks aft, I would open the leech more and that twist would >> minimize backwinding, but that does not seem to help much. Both boats had >> rather old main sails, so possibly they have just lost their shape. >> Genoa's are pretty old as well, but a new genoa on my 34 did not change >> the problem much. So it seems more likely I am setting things up >> incorrectly. Can the group comment on their extent of backwind and what >> you do if you want to limit it so you can maximize power. Thanks- Dave >> >> >> >> David Knecht >> Aries >> 1990 C&C 34+ >> New London, CT >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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