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From: chb@vaxine.UUCP (Music Mafiosi)
Newsgroups: net.rec.boat
Subject: Re: Genoa Decisions!!
Message-ID: <376@vaxine.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 28-Oct-83 14:58:49 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 28 14:58:49 1983
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Organization: Automatix Inc., Billerica, MA
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	I have just a couple quick points.  Given your wind and chop
conditions, a larger, fuller-bodied sail is going to be required to
power the boat through that chop.  Also on the C&C 29 I sailed on once
we did hoist the #3 until about 20 knts (+-2).  All this would argue that
you could do without the #3 for most of the one season before you buy it,
anyway.  Making due with the reefing #3 wouldn't be terrible for one
year, and you could have the #2 recut to be unreefable once you bought the
#3 if it REALLY bothered you.
	By the way, I hop you threw that roller furling system overboard,
and bought a twin-slotted headsail foil.  Even for cruising, I find the
luff fall-off so bad in any roller-furling system, that it loses all
value as a convenience (especially trying to beat home when wet, tired,
and the kids are squawling).  Besides, the twin slotted arangement makes
sail changes very easy, and a lot safer since you spend much less time
up in the bow than the old shackle arrangement.  Just my opinion....

				Charlie Berg, Navigator
				HIGH ZOOT  (J-36)
				Marblehead, MA.