Re: Genoa Track Location?

Jim Tietjen (jtietjen@bellsouth.net)
Sat, 9 Jan 1999 14:59:43 -0600


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> Where did you place the cleats for the leads? What did you use for
cleats?

My P19 came with a stand-up bullet blocks 3'7" aft of the chainplate on
either side. Another 1'10" aft, atop the cockpit coaming is a camcleat.
This arrangement works fine when the 110% jib's sheets are lead outside the
shrouds, but only fair when lead inside. As I mentioned, I haven't tried my
cabin mounted tracks yet, but my plan is to run the jib leads down to the
block on the deck and then to the camcleat on the coaming.

The Flasher is .75oz sailcloth and the UK loft in St Petersburg, FL made it
for me. The luff is 23' the leech is 19' and the foot is 7.5'.
I also got a Stasher with it, which is great for tacking. The Stasher is a
nylon chute or sleave that encases the Flasher when furled and hoists above
it to fly the Flasher. I rigged a loop line through the fore deck that runs
along the underside of the deck (inside the cabin) using half inch PVC
elbows and straight connectors glued to the boat to channel the line to the
cockpit just below the ladder. There the line exits the cabin and enters
the cockpit via a dual sheave inline exit block. The line runs to a small
bullet block on the aft inside wall of the cockpit just above the cockpit
drain. While sitting in the cockpit, I just reach down and grab one line to
hoist the Stasher or the other to lower it.

You're right, the Flasher doesn't perform well with the wind dead aft.
Since the Flasher doesn't use a spinnaker pole I either let the foot fly
high, cleated to my stern cleat, wing and wing, or I drop the main
altogether and sail slightly off a quarter. That's the trade off: no pole
and guys for spinnaker sailing, but doubles as a genoa.

Go to: http://uksailmakers.com/core.html and then to the Encyclopedia of
Sails for more info in the Flasher, or asymetrical spinnaker.

I, like you, consider myself a technical sailor in the sense that I want
complete control over as many aspects of the sails as possible. I, too,
mounted a halyard plate beneath my mast and have 6 lines running aft through
deck organizers. I found that Clamcleats are very handy and use them
extensively. Check them out at: http://www.clamcleat-rope-cleats.com/

One of these days I plan to do a series of photos of all the mods I have
been making. Just about have all the bells and whistles I need for a while,
except the dual trumpet air horn with a button in the cockpit. That has the
lowest priority for now, at least.

Jim Tietjen
P19 #1015 Sevushka
Huntsville, AL