hi Dave, I have recently purchased a 30 Cruiser (2006) and getting to grips with the mainsheet arrangement. I find when reefed I have problems with a low boom (particularly when trying to centre it). Do you winch the reefing line really tight? cheers, Toby
Hi Toby, do you have the original mainsail on? problems with low boom could be related to stretch in the sail. I don`t have a traveller on my one ( but looking into fitting one in the future ) and trying to get the main to center is almost impossible without the boom being sucked downward. For taking a reef i lift the boom then tighten the reefing line so the clew is tight against the boom then i re trim the sail once the tack is secure on the horns. The bavaria 30 is quite forgiving hope this helps and happy sailing.
Hi Dave, 5.5 knots speed by 27 knots wind is not really fast for a sailboat. I expected 6 to 7 knots. What was going wrong with this boat? Kind regards Maikel
Hello Dave, i also have a Bavaria 30 Cruiser. What kind of autosteering do you have? A chain, or a internal motor, greetz Paul Netherlands
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Hi Paul, I have an Integra drive that is a electric motor that connects the wheel with a chain,
hi Dave, I have recently purchased a 30 Cruiser (2006) and getting to grips with the mainsheet arrangement. I find when reefed I have problems with a low boom (particularly when trying to centre it). Do you winch the reefing line really tight? cheers, Toby
Hi Toby, do you have the original mainsail on? problems with low boom could be related to stretch in the sail. I don`t have a traveller on my one ( but looking into fitting one in the future ) and trying to get the main to center is almost impossible without the boom being sucked downward. For taking a reef i lift the boom then tighten the reefing line so the clew is tight against the boom then i re trim the sail once the tack is secure on the horns. The bavaria 30 is quite forgiving hope this helps and happy sailing.
Hi Dave,
5.5 knots speed by 27 knots wind is not really fast for a sailboat. I expected 6 to 7 knots. What was going wrong with this boat?
Kind regards
Maikel
Michael Andrijolic running with the tide, SOG was 6.5 -7.2 kts