sails
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chris dehart
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sails
Thanks for the sail slide info,We are ordering a new main sail with two full battons,any comments on that would be welcomed.Also our Genoa is a 135% in 9 oz in great shape.This sail is very heavy and I think it adds alot of weight aloft and upfront it does not really like light air. The other thing is down wind sailing with this giant sail furled adds a bit of roll, any comments?
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John Martin
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- Location: CD31, 1985, #85, CARINA
Re: sails
(Thanks for the sail slide info,We are ordering a new main sail with two full battons,any comments on that would be welcomed.)
I assume you are getting 4 battens, the upper two will be full length and the two lower battens will be regular length. This is pretty common. I would recommend a Cunningham cringle and two sets of reef points. A good sailmaker should discuss this with you. Who is your sailmaker?
(Also our Genoa is a 135% in 9 oz in great shape.This sail is very heavy and I think it adds alot of weight aloft and upfront it does not really like light air.)
The 135, 9oz, is normally used when the wind is above ~10 knots. It should be heavy. You would not want to fly a 135 made from light weight material in wind ~10 to ~20. Maybe ask the sailmaker about a 135 Light. That means sail-changes as the wind builds.
(The other thing is down wind sailing with this giant sail furled adds a bit of roll, any comments?)
It sounds like you are going dead-downwind. Try going downwind at a slight angle. Do you have a mast-haed wind indicator? Make sure the arrow-pointer does NOT get between the tabs. That should give you a good angle. Are you using a whisker pole? Do you have a way to rig/use tweekers?
Make sure the sailmaker knows what wind range you like.
And, what weather you will be in.
Off-shore for days?
I would recommend a good working jib.
How many is your normal crew compliment?
John
I assume you are getting 4 battens, the upper two will be full length and the two lower battens will be regular length. This is pretty common. I would recommend a Cunningham cringle and two sets of reef points. A good sailmaker should discuss this with you. Who is your sailmaker?
(Also our Genoa is a 135% in 9 oz in great shape.This sail is very heavy and I think it adds alot of weight aloft and upfront it does not really like light air.)
The 135, 9oz, is normally used when the wind is above ~10 knots. It should be heavy. You would not want to fly a 135 made from light weight material in wind ~10 to ~20. Maybe ask the sailmaker about a 135 Light. That means sail-changes as the wind builds.
(The other thing is down wind sailing with this giant sail furled adds a bit of roll, any comments?)
It sounds like you are going dead-downwind. Try going downwind at a slight angle. Do you have a mast-haed wind indicator? Make sure the arrow-pointer does NOT get between the tabs. That should give you a good angle. Are you using a whisker pole? Do you have a way to rig/use tweekers?
Make sure the sailmaker knows what wind range you like.
And, what weather you will be in.
Off-shore for days?
I would recommend a good working jib.
How many is your normal crew compliment?
John
John & Nancy Martin
Sailing on Lake Lanier just NE of Atlanta
CD31 #85 "Carina" 1985
Sailing on Lake Lanier just NE of Atlanta
CD31 #85 "Carina" 1985
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chris dehart
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- Joined: Jan 5th, '13, 09:16
Re: sails
We am using National sails in Miami.
We don't currently have a cunningham on this boat but on our Flying Juinor we have one and use it to flatten the sail, our mainsail was so baggy that I would have to reef to get it flat.
Chris
We don't currently have a cunningham on this boat but on our Flying Juinor we have one and use it to flatten the sail, our mainsail was so baggy that I would have to reef to get it flat.
Chris