[C320-list] New Main sail

[Max Ruddy]

Hello All:

Mainsail ripped today on reefing point-- anyone have any suggestions on an affordable replacement or used sail.

Thanks,

Max

[Chris Burti]

I think some had one listed in the for sale section of the C320 IA
Association website.

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Chris Burti Farmville, NC

[Karl Krueger]

Max:

If the sails not to old and needs replacement, that rip should be fixable.
If it was me I would take it to the local sail maker or canvas shop.

Karl Krueger (Kindred Spirit #282)

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Karl W Krueger - ABR, CRS, GRI, CDPE
RE/MAX Realty 100
Phone - 414-322-6541
Fax - 414-327-6870

[argat...@comcast.net]

I had the main on #182 repaired twice in reefing incidents: one involved sewing in a 1X1.5 foot patch. The other was on a seam and was easily sewn. Rollie

[Jeff Hare]

Sounds like an effective technique for justifying a new mainsail. :)

I think mine's ripping also... As we speak. :)

-Jeff

------Original Message------
From: Chris Burti
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Sent: Jul 16, 2010 12:22 PM

I think some had one listed in the for sale section of the C320 IA
Association website.

On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 7:14 PM, Max Ruddy <maxr...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello All:
>
> Mainsail ripped today on reefing point-- anyone have any suggestions on an
> affordable replacement or used sail.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Max

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Chris Burti Farmville, NC

[Annie Bennett]

Has anyone else had difficulty with the mast gate?

Following a tear in the original I DID get a new mainsail (with lazy
jacks & a boom bag which I think will take some getting used to after
the Dutchmans).

On a test sail with the sailmaker the sail looked great but
it was awkward getting the slides past the gate on the mast,
particularly the heavy duty slides with wheels like little roller
scates he had used adjacent to each batten.

I asked a shipwright to adjust the gate. The shipwright's adjustments
turned difficult into impossible He said he could manage using a lot
of force. There are now obvious scratch marks on the mast.

Neither I nor my husband were strong enough to force the wheeled
slides past the gate so gave up and went home as we could only get the
sail up to the 2nd reef position.

The sailmaker has come back & replaced the wheeled slides with normal
slides. The gate stuck out just a few milimetres too far. The
sailmaker said he has improved it with a soft hammer. I haven't seen
it yet but hope that when I get to the boat next week I will be able
to hoist the sail.

Annie Bennett
Topcat 1073

[Chris Burti]

Someone had lost the gate and replaced it with a door catch plate before we
bought Commitment. It was not stainless or brass so it started rusting. I
got a new one from Charleston Spars for a couple of bucks as well as a
replacement knurled head screw that had been also lost. It took a little bit
of effort with a pair of pielrs to get it formed and adjusted, but once
set, I didn't have to adjust it again until I next removed the mainsail and
it was easy to adjust then.

[Jerry]

Hi Annie

Assuming that you have a Selden rig as we do, I remove the gate to take the
sail on and off each year. The plate slides out, then you put in the cars
including the wheeled cars and put it back. There is a press plate on the
gate to release it. I find it a bit fiddly but not difficult once I
remember how it goes in and out each season. The top car stays in.

Regards

Jerry Brown
Indigo #1137

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From: "Annie Bennett" <an...@sydneyprivatesailing.com.au>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 12:00 AM
To: <C320...@Catalina320.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] New Main sail & Mast gate

[Ken Danko]

Annie:

A couple of years back I took Grace to the yard with the reputation for
the best metal work and had them make a new, thick stainless luff gate.
It was well worth it, the slides never stick.

When I bought new sales I explored the option of slides with built in
ball bearings but couldn't find any that would fit without adding an
external track to the mast. If anyone has found one that works without a
new track, I would love to hear about it.

Ken Danko
Grace, #802

[Robert Seastream]

Like Jeff, I like new toys as well, but I think investigating repairs
might come first here.

Bob Seastream
Intuition # 906