Catalina 22 tips?

[cuhead528]

Hi - quick question from a novice; in 10knot breeze when i'm head to wind to pull halywards on the jib/genoa, how much play does one normally leave on the main sheet?

I was experimenting various configurations; when the sheet was all the way in tight, the shape of the sail would form through the head-wind and pull the boat to starboard, when the sheet is loose a bit, the whole sail would flutter, but ultimately form and pull again.

Basically left me about 10-15seconds to raise the genoa. Appreciate any insights.

thanks, Pete

[dflowers]

I'll try to answer your question with a few more questions.

Are your halyards at the mast, or run back to the thingypit? It's definitely easier if you don't have to climb up on the cabin top and raise sail.

Do you have any kind of tiller-tamer? With one, you can set your boat on an easy close haul, be sure the jib sheet is in good but not real tight yet, tie off the tiller to keep you going in that direction & pull like crazy. My tiller-tamer setup is about as cheap as you can get. A length of dockline tied off on one stern cleat, wrapped twice around the tiller - loosely, and tied off to the other stern cleat. You keep it pushed back and it's loose but slide it forward and it tightens up & holds the tiller.

Do you have a jib downhaul? That really makes life easier when you want to drop the headsail. Just need a couple cheap blocks and about 60 feet of light line.

I single-hand most of the time & raising the jib is pretty much a non-event by setting the tiller tamer & cleating off the jibsheet. I think it's a little easier making way instead of trying to keep the boat in irons.

David

[dflowers]

That's weird, it changed the word 'c 0 c k p i t' to thingypit.

>>>Are your halyards at the mast, or run back to the thingypit? It's definitely easier if you don't have to climb up on the cabin top and raise sail. <<<

Hopefully that clears things up