light24bulbs
E30+ 1984, San Juan Island, Wa
I'm on the second year of ownership of my 1984 Erickson 30+ and it's time for new sails. I found a local dealer of rolly Tasker and they're helping me through it. Big savings.
I measured my 125% headsail by hand but I was hoping for someone to have the mainsail dimensions that I could really count on, maybe someone who ordered a sail recently.. The document that's been uploaded as a resource here is just way too faded to be legible or trustworthy.
I was also hoping to get some advice from people who knew the boat well, so here's some general questions:
The 125% Genoa I have now seems awesome. I can't imagine needing any more light wind power, but the jib I have is a bit too small at 95%. Is 125% the sweet spot? Seems like it to me, very balanced.
I'm thinking of asking for a third reef because this is a quite powerful boat and I had one time I _really_ wished I'd had one.
As for reefing, there's a problem that I know other Ericson 30 plus owners have as well where when second reefing. The slugs stack up too much in the track and prevent you from getting the sail reefing eyelet onto the hook without taking some slugs out (always fun in high wind) or using a little Cunningham rope and hook. The second option is fine, I guess, but I mentioned this to the distributor and they said they can order the sail with a little dog bone strap preinstalled in the top two reefs to fix the problem. Basically a fabric strap with a ring sewed into either end to reach the gooseneck hook. Any input?
Another mainsail question: My current main has slugs on the foot (as pictured) which I don't think do any favor to the sale shape and the distributor offered to just make me a loose-footed main. My gut is telling me to go for it but I just wanted to hear from others that it works well on this rig. I have the outhaul led aft so it won't be tricky to tension.
Thank you all very much for any input. If i got absolutely trustworthy numbers for the mainsail dimensions I'd be happy. Id go measure but it's ice cold here now and I'd love to avoid it.
Thank you!
I measured my 125% headsail by hand but I was hoping for someone to have the mainsail dimensions that I could really count on, maybe someone who ordered a sail recently.. The document that's been uploaded as a resource here is just way too faded to be legible or trustworthy.
Ericson Document - E30Plus Sail Plan
E30Plus Sail Plan ---------------------------------------- Thank you for your interest in downloading this document from the www.EricsonYachts.org Resource Center. We hope you find it useful in the on-going maintenance and care of your boat. To...
ericsonyachts.org
I was also hoping to get some advice from people who knew the boat well, so here's some general questions:
The 125% Genoa I have now seems awesome. I can't imagine needing any more light wind power, but the jib I have is a bit too small at 95%. Is 125% the sweet spot? Seems like it to me, very balanced.
I'm thinking of asking for a third reef because this is a quite powerful boat and I had one time I _really_ wished I'd had one.
As for reefing, there's a problem that I know other Ericson 30 plus owners have as well where when second reefing. The slugs stack up too much in the track and prevent you from getting the sail reefing eyelet onto the hook without taking some slugs out (always fun in high wind) or using a little Cunningham rope and hook. The second option is fine, I guess, but I mentioned this to the distributor and they said they can order the sail with a little dog bone strap preinstalled in the top two reefs to fix the problem. Basically a fabric strap with a ring sewed into either end to reach the gooseneck hook. Any input?
Another mainsail question: My current main has slugs on the foot (as pictured) which I don't think do any favor to the sale shape and the distributor offered to just make me a loose-footed main. My gut is telling me to go for it but I just wanted to hear from others that it works well on this rig. I have the outhaul led aft so it won't be tricky to tension.
Thank you all very much for any input. If i got absolutely trustworthy numbers for the mainsail dimensions I'd be happy. Id go measure but it's ice cold here now and I'd love to avoid it.
Thank you!