Sorry. My opinion is that the Hunter design is the most unappealing use of mainsheet traveller that I could imagine. Coach roof is only slightly better. For sailing it should be back by the helm.
Previous two boats had it by the helm. The boat I raced on had it by the helm. Current boat has it on bridge deck. I find it supremely awkward crewed or short handed to have the main controls forward of the jib controls. It makes no sailing sense. I always loved a boat where the helm could also trim main. This is one of the things I really dislike about our current boat. To make this C&C related think of my boat as a C&C 33-2. It is basically the same . IMO the bridgedeck setup was a compromise by the designer to help with comfort but I find it extremely uncomfortable. I hated the coach roof setup on our family's C&C 36 and loved the cross cockpit travellers on our George Hinterhoeller designed Niagara 26 and or J27 Mike Persistence 1987 Frers 33 Halifax, NS -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Rob Ball via CnC-List Sent: May 13, 2020 11:38 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Rob Ball <r...@edsonintl.com> Subject: Stus-List Main sheet Traveler Location Designing a cockpit to include the traveler is the biggest challenge . . . . . On the bridge deck - good for the crew to trim the main, but deadly for moving around the cockpit . . . . . Aft by the binnacle is good for trimming and good for short handed sailing but again is very awkward to use the cockpit for comfort or movement . . . . . Forward of the companionway solves all cockpit moving around hurdles but indeed forces extra structure in the deck construction, a stronger boom, and stronger mainsheet. And, as suggested makes it challenging for short handed sailing . . . . . There was/is not perfect solution . . . . . Hunter solved it with a big structural Bimini-type rail to carry the traveler up high, but I could never bring myself to do that to the aesthetics of our designs . . . . . Rob Ball. C&C 34 > On May 13, 2020, at 9:50 PM, "cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com" > <cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > 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. C&C 29s with a Dodger (Jeremy Dinsel) > 2. Moving Main Sheet Traveler on a C&C-34 (Pamela & David) > 3. Re: Moving Main Sheet Traveler on a C&C-34 (Neil Andersen) > 4. Re: Moving Main Sheet Traveler on a C&C-34 (Marek Dziedzic) > 5. Re: Moving Main Sheet Traveler on a C&C-34 (wolf...@erie.net) > 6. Re: Moving Main Sheet Traveler on a C&C-34 (Josh Muckley) > <mime-attachment> <mime-attachment> <mime-attachment> > <mime-attachment> <mime-attachment> <mime-attachment> > _______________________________________________ > CnC-List mailing list > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
