Genoa height? Any idea about the height

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Chip Willis

off the deck a 1983 C-30 with our 130 Genoa (130 Genoa) is a guess the main is original so the Genoa probably is also) might be? We had a rigger come by to check out our boat and one of his suggestions was to raise our genoa up higher because the cable halyard could wrap around the Shaffer roller furling. We have put a pennant on the bottom and it is raised up to where it just clears the bow SS rail. It is just about the same height as the life line. We went out this Sunday and had the boat doing 5-6 knots and 20% heal. We like the new visibility but are worried we are changing the sailing dynamics of our boat. Will we heal more? I get stressed at healing more than 20% (this is our first keel boat), are we going to heal more to go 5 knots because the sail is a foot or so higher? Are we going to capsize in 15-20 knots? Can we balance the sails with the genoa this way. Actually the boat seemed to sail nicer and balance better (sails). The Catalina brochure for our 1980 shows (URL included) that the jib-genoa is just on top of the first life line. Any suggestions? Our boat is the Mark I #3330. http://www.catalina30.com/Brochures/Brochures.htm Thanks Chip
 
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Bill

Jib height shouldn't be a problem

Raising your 130 genoa to the height you describe shouldn't be a problem re: excessive heeling. It certainly will not be the cause of a capsize in 15-20 knots of breeze (or 30 knots, for that matter!). If you feel you're heeling too much, flatten your mainsail (tighter luff with halyard or cunningham; more outhaul)and add twist to the leech (ease mainsheet to open top of sail). Also, depower jib with tighter backstay and add twist by moving genoa lead block back on track. Depowering is the key to "staying on your feet" as the wind builds, and is key to your comfortable enjoyment of your boat. Hope these suggestions help.
 
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