[Public-List] Genoa travler leingth

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Dave


I use the mid deck track with my 100% jib and a reduced main and can
outpoint every boat in my division by about 10deg, however off the wind
you have no driving force so is only good when a spinnaker is hoisted.

John Boor
MAHSEER
#380

> Roger
>
> How does sheeting your working jib(110?) to the small mid deck traveller
> work? Mine is sheeted to the forward portion of the genoa track.
>
> David, 432
>
>>>> "J Bergquist" <jbergqui at gmail.com> 08/08/08 12:49 PM >>>
> Roger, I think you will want the forward part of the track for your
> 130. I would leave it.
>
> J
>
> On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Roger L. Kingsland
> <r.kingsland at ksba.com> wrote:
>> Good morning Albergers,
>>
>> I have a question for those of you who actually sail your boats.  I am
>> rebuilding the toe rail and traveler on good old #148 and wonder if the
>> genoa traveler needs to be as long as it was originally.  Mine
>> originally
>> ran about 18-24" forward of the 1st stanchion aft of the stays (which,
>> looking at the side of the boat, falls right between the "picture
>> windows").
>> I would like to shorten it so it stops just aft of the stanchion.  Does
>> anyone make beneficial use of that "forward of the stanchion" part of
>> the
>> traveler?  I have a working jib, that I assume would sheet to the little
>> mid
>> deck traveler, and 130 and 180 genoas.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Roger
>>
>>
>>
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