"Capt. Rob" wrote:

Sloco is so dumb about sails and boats...he might have even looked at
the popular 36.7's rig which also has a hoist that looks a bit
short...as the headboard or top batten would interfere with the
backstay, especially if a bit more roach is added.

http://www.northsails.dk/nspublish/u...y_First367.jpg

Unfortunately I can't see the band on the mast so I have no idea it's
short or not, tho' it looks about right to me.

Sloco would do better here if he wouldn't jump to conclusions. Look at
this pic and note the top batten's proximity to the backstay. Doyle had
a look at these pics and they said exactly right.

http://www.somersetsails.com/sails/Beneteau__35S5.jpg

In that pic the headboard looks to be nearly a foot short of the band, I
suspect that you are right about the roach being larger than the
original spec and this is the cause.


Like I said...sloco sure knows boats. Then again....my good friend
who's sailed for many years also questioned the hoist of my old 35s5's
main because it looks about 5-6 inches short. They all look that way.

Next time you have your mast down, remove the band and put a new one on
8" lower and then everyone will be happy! ;-)

Cheers
Marty

RB
35s5
NY