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dmpilc
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Initially Posted - 05/23/2007 :  09:01:29  Show Profile
Should a 150 genoa designed for the tall rig go all the way to the top of the forestay? The one I've got stops almost 2 feet from the top, makes me think it's a 150 for a standard rig.
DavidP
1975 C-22 SK #5459 "Shadowfax" Fleet 52
PO of 1984 C-25 SK/TR #4142 "Recess"
Percy Priest Yacht Club, Hamilton Creek Marina, Nashville, TN
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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 05/23/2007 :  09:38:22  Show Profile
Hi David,

I don't know about "all the way to the top". But, both my 155 Drifter jib and the 150 genny have their head within a foot of the top of the forestay.

It is possible that a PO had the sail made with a shorter luff so as to attach a short line at the tack corner to be able to see under the sail more easily.

Bill Holcomb - C25 Snickerdoodle #4839
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djn
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Response Posted - 05/23/2007 :  10:27:45  Show Profile
Were does the foot end up? If it is on the deck, you need to pull up a bit. If the foot is 12 -16 inches off the deck and you are still two feet from the head rig, then I would say it is for a standard rig or another boat. Cheers.
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Response Posted - 05/23/2007 :  23:13:38  Show Profile
It's a deck sweeper. Guess I'll just have to bring it ashore and measure it. (I'm familiar with attaching a short pigtail to the bottom of a jib. i 've done that on my C-22 with the working jib. Raises it enough to see under the sail.) Thanks for the replies.
David
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sweetcraft
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Response Posted - 05/24/2007 :  00:01:16  Show Profile
My 155 goes withing 10" of the top and is a deck sweeper. In light winds has to be walked around.
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 05/24/2007 :  21:18:20  Show Profile
I brought the sail home and measured it: Luff 27'6"
and foot 16'2" Leech about 28'10".
The luff and foot seem to bring it closer to a 135% genoa. Since the measurements don't seem to come real close to what I've seen as stated measurements, I'm inclined to think it wasn't made as a Catalina 25 sail.
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Response Posted - 05/25/2007 :  09:19:53  Show Profile
Also, it has a label on it that says it was made by Gleason Spinnakers. Anybody familiar with that sailmaker?
David
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