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Sloco & Doug: Dumb and Dumberer
So let's count the idiotic remarks from Sloco...and the somewhat quiet support he's getting from Doug......as usual I back my statements with pictures, lofts and actual measurement of the main. I don't have the genny yet...so we'll wait for Sloco's jealous green dragon rant on that next week! And so.... Sloco states that the hoist is short on the Kevlar main for the 35s5. His reason for this is that it's beneath the black stripe on the rig. But who put that stripe there? Beneteau? Sloco's mommy? Is it right, wrong or just the mark for a sail that died long ago with minimal roach? Here's a closer look at the 35s5 masthead. No stripe, folks! http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/mast1.jpg No sign of a stripe ever having been there. The reason? Not all 35s5's were ordered with sails and max hoist is listed in the data sheet. Oh...and where's that second stripe you claimed was a mast extrusion, Sloco? Hmmmm? Busted to 20th power! Anyway, my boat was shipped with stock sails and I still have NO STRIPE. Is the hoist really short? Hmmm. We get a P of 42.65 on the sail, which is exactly right. So what about that black band on the other boat? Who put it there? Sloco seems to trust the guy who taped it on like they just had sex, but not lofts like UK or Doyle. He also doesn't trust his eyes since I posted pics showing 35s5's with the same hoist....here they are AGAIN! http://home.att.net/~captnerdo/images/Footloos.gif http://newimages.yachtworld.com/1/6/...?1160803964000 http://hometown.aol.com/bobsprit/images/35s5spin.jpg Pic #2 shows the highest hoist and perhaps no roach at all. BTW, take a look at Pic #3. Sloco somehow can't see the two stripes and claims one is an extrusion that's absent from the 35s5 masthead shot. Uh oh! They all seem to have a hoist that looks a bit short, but it's actually correct and this is how they look on every 35s5 I've seen. Now, if the loft is wrong, and the guy who ordered the sail is wrong and Beneteau is wrong....uh, never mind! Let's move on to an even more hilarious comment from Sloco and Doug. These clowns suggest that I should have a roachy sail with max hoist and let it foul the backstay!!!! Now, I'll admit I've seen this, but no one I know looks for it when ordering a sail. In light air it can foul. In fact it can even foul when raising the main! It wears the sail as well. No one that I know has a sail overlapping the backstay. But more importantly, Doug and Sloco can only flush their jealousy by attacking the sail on very absolute terms. Could it have a higher hoist? I think it can go up another few inched and still miss the backstay. The loft says it's correct as is. The main and genny were not made for all-out racing. The genny is cut higher and flat. It does not sweep the deck as planned for the below deck furler. The main is also flatter than a typical 35s5 cut. They were made to be fast and a bit easier to handle for a short handed crew. Since I'm sailing with my wife and a toddler, this will be a great combo. Nobody but a racing nut is going to care about the exact hoist. The sail will work well, tack smoothly and look great. Same for the genny. It's what we need for our casual sailing, even if the exotic build and materials offend Sloco! Okay...it's much more than we need I suppose. And all for thousands less than Sloco would pay. Doug has no need for sails of course. Good night....I'm off to a gallery party in Manhattan. Enjoy your TV dinners. RB 35s5 NY |