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by Curious Pab
September 26th, 2008, 6:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SC 17 Main & Traveler adjustment (upwind)
Replies: 6
Views: 6847

Thanks guys for the reply and the interest. We sail in Paraguay, which is landlocked, North of Argentina. The Supercats started with a fleet of Brazilian SC17s and later on were brought some Boston Whalers, mostly from Michigan (both 15 and 17). Weekend-only sailing and freshwater lakes permit sails...
by Curious Pab
September 19th, 2008, 3:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Roll Tack
Replies: 5
Views: 6907

It never crossed my mind to roll tack a multihull, actually! :shock: But since you are looking into tacking improvement, tell me something: when tacking, do you move the weight aft deliberately (so as to use the rounded part of the hull rather than the keel-like part in front) or do you intent to ke...
by Curious Pab
September 19th, 2008, 2:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SC 17 assembly
Replies: 3
Views: 4516

One thing on assembling your cat: Before you get into the rest, check that the fit of the crossbeams on the hulls is such that if you lift one hull from the bow up, the rest moves along as a whole, solid single piece. You might even have someone to hold down the other hull's bow as you attempt to li...
by Curious Pab
September 19th, 2008, 12:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SC 17 Main & Traveler adjustment (upwind)
Replies: 6
Views: 6847

SC 17 Main & Traveler adjustment (upwind)

I am getting to know my new (to me) ca.1988, Brazilian built, SC17. It has a wire traveler, which I would normally pull all the way in when beating. However, a much more experienced cat sailor recommends keeping it about 6 inches off center. Why is this better? The second question is related, and ha...
by Curious Pab
September 19th, 2008, 11:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barber Hauler
Replies: 7
Views: 8137

I sail a SC 17 so please note that I am not barber-literate.

But I was wondering if some telltales on the jib leech might perhaps provide some useful input when tunning the barber hauler, or if this is not useful/reliable info when jib and main are overlapped.

-Pab