Randy, it is pretty evident that your boom is longer than what the later boats have. My boom extends only back as far as the wide spots in the coaming where the winches are mounted. Yours is longer, probably because your boat has end-boom sheeting. The later boats are sheeted about two feet in front of the end of the boom to a traveler which is between the seats and immediately aft of the cockpit hatch covers. Yours appears to have a traveler across the back of the boat.
Just measure the foot of your sail and then compare it to the specifications on the C&C web site, I think you have an extra long boom, not a short sail. Gary 30-1 #593 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Randy Stafford via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, May 1, 2016 11:46 AM To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: randy.staff...@comcast.net Subject: Stus-List 30-1 Mainsail Foot Length Listers- I posted a few pictures from my first race in my new-to-me 30-1 (hull #7) last Wednesday night at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-NqAxQ6JxFTeUlmcm1IX1c5ZHc You can see the foot of my mainsail is considerably shorter than my boom. I'm wondering if that's "normal" for 30-1s (or other C&Cs for that matter). It doesn't really look normal judging by brochure photos and drawings. A previous owner had also raised the boom at least a foot from its original height, as the C&C itself did on later C&C 30s. When I get a new mainsail I'd like to increase its area by both returning the boom to its original height, and increasing the length of mainsail's foot. I'm thinking more area equals more power equals more speed. And I can live with a lower boom. Any words of wisdom to share? Thanks, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30-1 #7 Ken Caryl, CO
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