Alex I don't have such tracks on my 35MKII but I have a No.3 jib, which on the 35 MKII with J=15.3 feet, is still a big jib. I have tracks similar to what you have described and with the cars moved far forward the sheeting angle is fine for my No.3. Rather than installing new tracks maybe just cut the jib high, that might give you the sheeting angle you want and still make the boat perform well...mine does fine and I believe I could use the same setup for a high cut No.4 or a storm jib. I don't believe you will gain anything by tying to sheet the No. 3 further inboard than that on the 35 MKII. I have sent a photo (off list) of my starboard genoa track...the lead point in the photo is for my 135 close hauled in about 15-18 apparent sailing west towards Fox Point on St. Margaret's Bay. She's heeled a bit but we were doing that intentionally just for fun and to see if we could get the water over the rail.
-----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Alex Giannelia Sent: January 5, 2014 10:39 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List CC35-II inside sheet tracks question Does anyone on this list with a 35-2 have genoa tracks inside for storm or blade jibs? On mine, I have just a 5 foot set of leads near the main winches. I would like to install a set further forward, and am grappling with where... The cabin top is possibly not strong enough and seeing I have double lowers, I have 3 chain plates per side so it is a bit cluttered. Any suggestions welcome. Cheers! Alex Alex Giannelia a...@airsensing.com (416) 203-9858 www.airsensing.com -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com Sent: January-05-14 8:57 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: CnC-List Digest, Vol 96, Issue 26 Send CnC-List mailing list submissions to cnc-list@cnc-list.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com You can reach the person managing the list at cnc-list-ow...@cnc-list.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of CnC-List digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Fwd: Fwd: a good read (Rich Knowles) 2. Re: Tethers (jmckay533) 3. Re: 8 degree on Long Island - Victory! (Marek Dziedzic) 4. Re: C&C 37+ Bimini Mounting (Joe Della Barba) 5. Mooring or Slip for 2014 season (Chuck S) 6. Re: Tethers (dwight) 7. Re: Mooring or Slip for 2014 season (Chris Price) 8. Re: Mooring or Slip for 2014 season (Joel Aronson) 9. Re: Mooring or Slip for 2014 season (j...@svpaws.net) 10. Re: single handing (Josh Muckley) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 22:14:58 -0400 From: Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Fwd: Fwd: a good read Message-ID: <89b767c5-1cb9-40f1-8891-f6b5fb22d...@sailpower.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" A few years back a competitor crossed the finish line of the 360 nm Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race, dropped his sails and radioed the club for a tow for the last few miles to the club. He said he was out of fuel and only had his racing sails on board. We apologized and said the club tender was busy standing by. Rich > On Jan 4, 2014, at 20:44, "Rick Brass" <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > I did hear some Duffus call a Mayday last summer, and then say he was out of fuel. When the Coasties asked for a description of the boat, his response was ?a 32 foot sailboat?. After a long silent pause, the Coastie asked? Captain, uh, what exactly was your distress again?? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Don't get into the habit of unhooking and hooking at the mast....no need to....might do it if I was wearing two(2) tethers to stay hooked on at all times but why bother.? Unhooked at the mast, in big wind, at night, with a wet deck.....nope, I will crawl up and down the deck holding on as best I can. Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2014/01/03 4:43 PM, David Knecht wrote: This reminds me of a comment in Practical Sailor recently about tethers and jacklines. ?The writer was a climber as well as sailor and was making the point that deck level jacklines were a bad idea for a variety of reasons. ?He argued the jackline/tether should be at chest height. ?I have not used jacklines yet (just got a set), but I also presume that if fixed at bow and cockpit, they will tend to bow outward significantly if stressed near the mast. ?So putting this thought together with dwight?s idea for padeyes on the mast for the Cunningham, I am wondering if it would make more sense to run the jackline through that padeye and knot it then continue with the free end to the cockpit. ?That creates two shorter jacklines at waist to chest height, which should bow much less, not get underfoot and tend to keep you upright rather than pulling down on you. ?You would have to unhook and rehook to go to the bow, but most times I would be going forward it would be to the mast, not ! the bow. ?Thoughts? ?Dave On Jan 3, 2014, at 1:00 PM, Ken Rodmell <moo...@sympatico.ca> wrote: Don?t go overboard The latest advice on the list re tethers may save my life in the future. I?ve unwisely seldom worn a harness with tether while single handing and I?ll bet many other listers have not either, especially in benign conditions. This year, I won?t go out without! ?I?m also going to try to convince some of my pals to do all they can to stay on the boat. Thanks for the great advice, Atoine?s in particular was especially graphic and convincing. Ken Rodmell Lotus C&C 35 Mk II Toronto _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <44d1c3d9-be37-4aa3-9b79-c1315966a...@svpaws.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii So when we bought Paws earlier this year she was infested with ants. By the end of the season we had them on the run but not completely eradicated. Now it's 8 degrees outside and the boat is on the hard. Normal people are complaining about the weather. I'm just smiling and thinking - got the little bastards. John -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140104/4f a52a31/attachment-0001.html> ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 00:02:34 -0500 From: Joe Della Barba <j...@dellabarba.com> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 37+ Bimini Mounting Message-ID: <b3b8062a-5a37-4cef-91d9-1f54e2cd9...@dellabarba.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Do you REALLY want to see how I mount a bikini? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 4, 2014, at 5:56 PM, coltrek <colt...@verizon.net> wrote: > Lotta ammo there. This is what we live for. > Thanks Edd. > > Wild Bill > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Pete Shelquist > Date:01/04/2014 2:02 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 37+ Bimini Mounting > > This is the best entry to this list? ever. > > > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Edd Schillay > Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 12:02 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List C&C 37+ Bimini Mounting > > > > Listers, > > > > I know this is a long shot, but do any of the 37+ owners on here have bikinis and, if so, do you have any photos as to how it?s mounted? I took mine off the Enterprise when I bought her in 2005 and am looking to put it on again. > > > > > All the best, > > > > Edd > > > > > > Edd M. Schillay > > Starship Enterprise > > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > > City Island, NY > > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Lines run over the jib sheets I mean. _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of jmckay533 Sent: January 5, 2014 12:09 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Tethers I do a 42 kt mile solo race on lake huron and run the lines over the jib sheets and inside the shrouds so I can get by the head sail easily Sent from Samsung tablet -------- Original message -------- From: Robert Abbott <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> Date: 01-04-2014 2:23 PM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Tethers Haven't used a jackline and tether recently but when we did we would run a flat, nylon jackline fore and aft outside the shrouds......no unhooking at the mast, or anywhere along the way.....moving up and down the deck, all conditions, high or windward side, involved crouching while moving and holding the tether pulled taunt in one hand, the other hand moving on the top life line.....simple, effective and safe. Don't get into the habit of unhooking and hooking at the mast....no need to....might do it if I was wearing two(2) tethers to stay hooked on at all times but why bother. Unhooked at the mast, in big wind, at night, with a wet deck.....nope, I will crawl up and down the deck holding on as best I can. Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2014/01/03 4:43 PM, David Knecht wrote: This reminds me of a comment in Practical Sailor recently about tethers and jacklines. The writer was a climber as well as sailor and was making the point that deck level jacklines were a bad idea for a variety of reasons. He argued the jackline/tether should be at chest height. I have not used jacklines yet (just got a set), but I also presume that if fixed at bow and cockpit, they will tend to bow outward significantly if stressed near the mast. So putting this thought together with dwight's idea for padeyes on the mast for the Cunningham, I am wondering if it would make more sense to run the jackline through that padeye and knot it then continue with the free end to the cockpit. That creates two shorter jacklines at waist to chest height, which should bow much less, not get underfoot and tend to keep you upright rather than pulling down on you. You would have to unhook and rehook to go to the bow, but most times I would be going forward it would be to the mast, not the bow. Thoughts? Dave On Jan 3, 2014, at 1:00 PM, Ken Rodmell <moo...@sympatico.ca> wrote: Don't go overboard The latest advice on the list re tethers may save my life in the future. I've unwisely seldom worn a harness with tether while single handing and I'll bet many other listers have not either, especially in benign conditions. This year, I won't go out without! I'm also going to try to convince some of my pals to do all they can to stay on the boat. Thanks for the great advice, Atoine's in particular was especially graphic and convincing. Ken Rodmell Lotus C&C 35 Mk II Toronto _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com 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 _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 3658/6475 - Release Date: 01/04/14 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140105/66 9d69ca/attachment-0001.html> ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 13:06:32 +0000 (UTC) From: Chris Price <iceboa...@comcast.net> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Mooring or Slip for 2014 season Message-ID: <337809989.19792447.1388927192676.javamail.r...@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Chuck, I'm partial, but I'd suggest anywhere from Annapolis, West River area on the Western shore to St. Michaels on the Eastern Shore and north from there. I like the Magothy River since I can have a good daysail or race in the Magothy or sail over to Rock Hall, Baltimore's Inner Harbor, Annapolis or many spots on the Eastern Shore with an easy day sail for an overnight. The choices are almost endless. When I ask my wife where she'd like to sail to for the weekend, her answer is always anywhere off the wind. Not that I pay any attention, of course, but we can pretty much do that. Of course, Absecon or Great Egg Inlets are a couple days away, too! Chris Price Pradel 35 MK I ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck S" <cscheaf...@comcast.net> To: "cnc-list CNC boat owners" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: "cc-3436" <cc-3...@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2014 12:13:06 AM Subject: Stus-List Mooring or Slip for 2014 season Hi listers, I'm looking to find a different mooring or slip for 2014 and hope East Coast listers can make recommendations. Looking to stay between 3 to 5 hours from home, Mays Landing, NJ so somewhere between Washington DC and Mystic Conn. Hoping to race singlehanded or doublehanded a few times. Boat draws 6' 3". Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140105/f1 12cd55/attachment-0001.html> ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:30:59 -0500 From: Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Mooring or Slip for 2014 season Message-ID: <cael16p-vw2ovz_j0gvxvmdtgnsbubawxnjdoejh-smw+05y...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" North of Annapolis, such as the Magothy, is more affordable than Annapolis proper. Stay off the Potomac. If you like small towns, check out Rock Hall and Chestertown on the Eastern Shore. St Michaels is pricey and crowded in the summer. Except in Annapolis city limits you can pretty much drop a mooring anywhere on the Bay if you don't impede navigation. Your draft will keep you from gunkholing a lot of places on the Bay, but its all mud. Joel On Sunday, January 5, 2014, Chris Price wrote: > Chuck, I'm partial, but I'd suggest anywhere from Annapolis, West River > area on the Western shore to St. Michaels on the Eastern Shore and north > from there. I like the Magothy River since I can have a good daysail or > race in the Magothy or sail over to Rock Hall, Baltimore's Inner Harbor, > Annapolis or many spots on the Eastern Shore with an easy day sail for an > overnight. > The choices are almost endless. When I ask my wife where she'd like to > sail to for the weekend, her answer is always anywhere off the wind. Not > that I pay any attention, of course, but we can pretty much do that. > Of course, Absecon or Great Egg Inlets are a couple days away, too! > > Chris Price > Pradel > 35 MK I > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Chuck S" <cscheaf...@comcast.net <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'cscheaf...@comcast.net');>> > *To: *"cnc-list CNC boat owners" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com');> > > > *Cc: *"cc-3436" <cc-3...@googlegroups.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'cc-3...@googlegroups.com');>> > *Sent: *Sunday, January 5, 2014 12:13:06 AM > *Subject: *Stus-List Mooring or Slip for 2014 season > > Hi listers, > I'm looking to find a different mooring or slip for 2014 and hope East > Coast listers can make recommendations. > Looking to stay between 3 to 5 hours from home, Mays Landing, NJ so > somewhere between Washington DC and Mystic Conn. > Hoping to race singlehanded or doublehanded a few times. > Boat draws 6' 3". > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'CnC-List@cnc-list.com');> > > -- Joel 301 541 8551 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Got a helicopter? Small world, my parents used to live in Mays Landing. John Sent from my iPad > On Jan 5, 2014, at 8:06 AM, Chris Price <iceboa...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Chuck, I'm partial, but I'd suggest anywhere from Annapolis, West River area on the Western shore to St. Michaels on the Eastern Shore and north from there. I like the Magothy River since I can have a good daysail or race in the Magothy or sail over to Rock Hall, Baltimore's Inner Harbor, Annapolis or many spots on the Eastern Shore with an easy day sail for an overnight. > The choices are almost endless. When I ask my wife where she'd like to sail to for the weekend, her answer is always anywhere off the wind. Not that I pay any attention, of course, but we can pretty much do that. > Of course, Absecon or Great Egg Inlets are a couple days away, too! > > Chris Price > Pradel > 35 MK I > From: "Chuck S" <cscheaf...@comcast.net> > To: "cnc-list CNC boat owners" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: "cc-3436" <cc-3...@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2014 12:13:06 AM > Subject: Stus-List Mooring or Slip for 2014 season > > Hi listers, > I'm looking to find a different mooring or slip for 2014 and hope East Coast listers can make recommendations. > Looking to stay between 3 to 5 hours from home, Mays Landing, NJ so somewhere between Washington DC and Mystic Conn. > Hoping to race singlehanded or doublehanded a few times. > Boat draws 6' 3". > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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My rear > cleat is close to the winch I could use the cleat while at the dock and the > winch when visiting other peers and docks. > I'm still learning this business. March will be my second full year as a > owner. > > Thanks a gain for all the great advice. > Curtis. > > > > > On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:31 AM, dwight <dwight...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Curt >> >> >> >> Thanks for sharing the photos. Something that I noticed is that your >> docking lines appear to be fastened to your winches?I recommend that you >> consider using an aft cleat for the stern lines (similar to how you have >> the bow line) and midship attachment (to the toe rail for example) for >> *separate* fore and aft spring lines. It might make a difference if >> conditions get unexpectedly rough at the marina. Also I believe your >> topping lift might work better and be more out of the way if it were >> connected to the very aft end of the boom. I notice you have a 4:1 purchase >> on the main sheet; if you find the sail hard to trim close hauled in >> heavier air you could easily increase that to 5:1 if the fiddle block on >> your boom had a becket like this one: >> >> >> >> >> http://ca.binnacle.com/p4288/HARKEN-FIDDLE-BLOCK-W/BECKET/product_info.html >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of * >> Curtis >> *Sent:* January 4, 2014 1:15 AM >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List single handing >> >> >> >> My finger has the wind predominantly out of the south or off the stern. >> but sometime it blows me into the dock. I also have the pleasure of the South >> Carolina ripping tides of from 7 to 9 feet per cycle. So first of all I >> have learned to pick my battles. If it is to harsh I tie up at the face >> dock til the lull tide. If I have an outgoing tide I can do it up to mid >> tide if there is no wind to deal with. I can manage to crab it in the birth >> with the current off the nose. I keep a 8 foot ling over the rear winch and >> a bow line and a amidship spring line. I get the nose in and I got it. I do >> ask for help if its a harsh day. Otherwize I have no trouble. It is worth >> just picking a day for a short in and out of the slip practice. Maybe I >> plan an afternoon day sail but get there way early prep the boat and ease >> her out and swing in" calibrate the wind vane or the electronic compass. >> then birth her and wate for the guest to show and take her out again. >> Practice, Practice,Practice. I'm new to all of this but learning fast. >> >> Thanks to all you guys and your help I may not bounce off any of the guys >> boats in the marina. >> >> >> >> Cheers. Curt >> >> >> >> >> http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/LTGoshen/New%20Bimini%20Nov%202013/20 131031_180302_zpsb64aa2f6.jpg >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 9:07 PM, Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Agree about dockside help. Many times a powerboater not used to pointy >> boats, will pull my sailboat's bowline too tight to the finger. Last year, >> A 20 year veteran boatyard worker helped me to tie up. I had all my lines >> coiled at the gate and was motoring in neutral into a slip with a slight >> headwind, keeping steerageway and planning to give her a slight burst of >> reverse after I got inside the outer pilings. I asked the guy to take the >> bowline as it came in reach and before I knew it he tied it tight to a >> cleat midway on the float, and before I could do anything the bow was >> pulled to the side and the hull pulled into the finger. I jumped onto the >> float and stopped the boat but not before the hull ahead of my fenders was >> gouged by a sharp edge of a plank. I asked why he didn't allow the boat >> to fully enter the slip and why tie to the wrong cleat? He said wasn't >> aware of my ability and he didn't think I could stop the boat and he was >> used to 70 foot Viking Yachts that have so much power they can destroy the >> dock. He meant well. We're still friends, but now I only hand out a >> midship line when people want to help. If they pull on that too hard, the >> fenders will protect the hull. >> >> >> >> Chuck >> *Resolute* >> 1990 C&C 34R >> Atlantic City, NJ >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From: *"Bill Bina" <billb...@sbcglobal.net> >> *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Sent: *Friday, January 3, 2014 8:10:13 PM >> >> >> *Subject: *Re: Stus-List single handing >> >> I actually don't like strangers assisting me in docking. We haven't >> rehearsed together, and that makes for surprises that I can do without. >> The other tip, is that although you don't want to come in too fast, most >> botched dockings I see are caused by going so slow that steerage and >> lift on the keel becomes weak or lacking. When entering my slip, I'm >> traveling downstream, usually with a crosswind. I have to move faster >> than the river to maintain control. Knowing what stage of tide is >> critical, as just before low tide, is the fastest current of all. That >> also means my boat goes sideways faster as I make the turn across the >> current to enter the fairway. So I need to compensate for that as well. >> If the tide is rising, current is slower and docking is considerably >> easier for me. Practice is more than just repetition. You have to >> observe details and remember them. >> >> Bill Bina >> >> On 1/3/2014 11:42 AM, Curtis wrote: >> > Being a good single handler doesn?t mean you can?t ask for help. It?s >> > not that you have to do it all yourself at the dock. Plenty of people >> > at my dock, and always willing to grab a line. Asking for help in a >> > tight means you are being smart. The more I do it the better I get at >> > doing it. I also think of all sorts of thing that help me aide the >> > process. Like running the anchor chain and rode in a loop from the bow >> > to the stern with a pin release to let me drop anchor. Makes it real >> > nice and simple and safe to boot. >> > Keep us posted on the progress. >> > Cheers, LT >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ?Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, >> should really be running the world.? - Nicholas Monsarrat >> ------------------------------ >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 3658/6472 - Release Date: 01/03/14 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > > > -- > ?Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, > should really be running the world.? - Nicholas Monsarrat > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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