Chuck
We are for sure blessed...but every silver lining has its cloud...
The boom was installed when Alera was at Niagara-on-the-Lake and the
sails were bought locally there, so getting any help out here in the
PNW from the installer or sailmaker is not an option, though I agree
it would be a good idea, if possible.
Actually, I think the sail is a problem. The PO may have spent $$ on
the boom, but went with the smaller sized Schaefer boom (Beta),
rather than larger Alpha boom. The Beta has a max luff of 44'. This
puts the 37+ with a P of 45.6', a little above the max luff for that
size boom. I think they raised the boom on the mast a little to
cover it, though even then the sail barely fits the Boom. I also had
to downsize the furler line because the standard size will filling
the reel completely and binding on the inside of the furler drum.
The result is that the sail had to be thin so the PO went with a
Mylar, but went all cheapo there too. It's kinda weird...I think he
like the engineering, but didn't really sail much (She only has 480
hrs on the engine when I got her in late 2011) . Go figure. I think
of him as her caretaker who kept her nice and bought cool stuff for
her (like the boom and elec winch) while she was waiting for me to
accumulate enough $ to get her!
Anyway, the main material is pretty cool layered mylar, but was made
by (or at least sold by...I suspect it's from the Rolly Tasker loft
in SE Asia) some local sailmaker I have never heard of in the NE. It
was not cut very well and the leach seems to be cut too long so that
it has significant drag across the backstay when tacking and tends to
bag. I had to take it off and take it into North to have the battens
and batten pockets redone and the corners reinforced as the clew
merely had grommet through the sail, and none of the corners had
appropriate reinforcement...ugh. I have called Schaefer a few times
to talk and they said that the sail cut is really critical...so a new
main is definitely on my "list." That will for sure come with an
on-board visit both before and after I get it.
That said, I am wondering what, if any, tuning I can get using the
baby stay and whether a backstay adjustment might be worth getting.
Tom B
At 04:45 PM 12/5/2013, you wrote:
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 00:25:25 +0000 (UTC)
From: Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Tuning a Boom Furled Main
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Tom,
I wish I had your problem. You have a very high performance oriented
cruiser that seems tweaked even further by a very knowledgable and
generous previous owner. Seriously, I can't give qualified advice
but suggest you actual contact the sailmaker who made your mainsail
and hire him for half a day to come sail with you. You want to ask
him about the proper way to hoist, furl, reef, tune, etc. It would
be money well spent to know how to properly take care of that furler
and the sail and get the most out of it, and properly maintain it
for a long long time. Money well spent.
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Atlantic City, NJ
Tom Buscaglia
SV Alera
C&C 37+/40
Vashon Island WA
(206) 463-9200
www.sv-alera.com
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