Harold, I switched to all rope (VPC) using the same sheaves with no issues over 2 seasons. If weight were an issue I would go with Dyneema with a cover for the clutch.
The PHRF ratings are the same for the 2 models. I've never sailed against a c/b model. (I need to race Chef Dave next year!) I would think that with the board down you would point well. Maybe the main (like many of us) has lost its shape over the years? Joel 35/3 1983 Annapolis On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 2:27 PM, patricia barkley-higginbottom < patrici...@cogeco.ca> wrote: > Have wire to rope halyards exclusively on my 35-3 1986 . What are the > disadvantages, since it seems most people , when they have to , change to > rope of various types. One I can think of is end to ending when there is > wear, and also less weight aloft, although how much difference that makes > on a relatively heavy boat I dont know. I club race white sail and will > have to change fairly soon because of wear at the jammers and beginnings of > fraying of the wire. I would tend to go with wire to rope again partly > because of the type of sheaves presently employed so need a strong reason > to change. > While I am on the site, anyone with a 35-3 full keel who races against a > 35-3 with keel centreboard have any idea of performance comparisons between > them. My boat is a centre board version. We do well enough, feel that we do > not point as high as other boats in our PHRF fleet especially in heavier > air, no other 35-3s in that fleet, but we run well and often overhaul boats > that may have got to the windward mark before us. > Harold > Celtic Spirit > 35-3 1986 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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