Genoa size

[Rusty Rossey]

I just purchased a 1980 33". The boat is in good shape and sails fairly well. I will have more questions as time goes on and I get here squared away. The previous owners spent most of the time camping on her in a marina and I will be sailing most of the time.I need a bigger jib. The one that is on her now barely goes to the mast and the tack is 5 feet above the deck when unfurled.I would like to know what is recommended more for this boat the 135 or 150 genoas?And what would the measurements be? I don't really understand what I, J, P, E mean.Any assistance will be appreciated.

 

[jcherubini]

Headsail Qs.

If the thing is on a roller-furler it can become a real pain if it's too big. Roller-furlers are not designed to be sailed with the sail partly rolled up. Besides it starts to look like a tampon on there-- it's hardly efficient besides looking bad.I would go with:1. a 135 on the roller furler;2. a roller-furler with a headfoil having TWO grooves (some people pull up a teflon bead up in the empty groove to make it more 'aero' and keep it from whistling).With this rig you can have your nice roller-furling jib but also change headsails for racing. Then get a 110 and a 150 or a bigger one for your inventory. The sails are all cut with boltropes for the grooved foil (like a mainsail). You can also fly TWO headsails at once, like for wing-and-wing, and none of this compromises your ability to roll any one sail up on the furler when you have to. You can always change sails later.I don't really know who makes double-headsail furlers any more but my uncle had one on his C-and-C 35 in the '70s. It worked great.BTW-- the J is the measurement parallel to the waterline from the centre of the jib's tack pin to the front face of the mast. The I is the vertical dimension up the front of the mast from the deck (actually where the line of the J meets it, in case there is sheer curve) to the pin of the jib's head plate. The P is the hoist of the mainsail from tack pin to head pin and the E is the boom from tack pin to clew pin (at the outhaul). These delineate the triangles from which we can determine (by halving) the area of each sail.The best way to get fitted for a headstay furler is to take it down and measure the wire. You'll have to take it down to install it anyway. Hunter 33 is common enough that any decent sailmaker will have the correct data.JC 2

 

[Rusty Rossey]

John Thomas - genoa size

John, thanks for the info. I went out yesterday and was overpowed several times. I am going with the 135 for sure.My email is hardrock@gulftel.com. Give me a yell when you come this way. I am at BearPoint marina.Rusty