I missed this discussion about a website--I wasn't connected for a while, and catching up on this list came after catching up on more personal stuff. But let...
Hi Bertrand, I have decided (until I change my mind again!) that I will be maintaining the after half of the sails flat, straight and stiff, so that they keep...
I've got a copy and IMO it was worth the money. I've got a lot of good information from it. Keep in mind though that my knowledge of sailmaking is minimal and...
Try Autocad Lt.It's the simplified version of Autocad,which is the industry standard as far as I know,and should mean that you can import .dwg object files...
At www.svtaz.org I've posted two new entries, about the rebuild of my mizzen sail. The main points of interest for junkrig readers may be my use of clamping...
De, you beat me to it! I've just completed my little sampan sail using precisely the modular assembly method you describe. See first hoist pix here: ...
... Suggestion: you might want to consider running a fine felt tip pen (the sort used to write on CD's) along the batten - as if you were planning to cut the...
David, A very interesting and realistic appraisal of soft wingsails for Tystie! Some of the things I noticed: It's not mere salt and experience, but rather...
... Bernard, Theory and Designfoil provide the initial ideas and evaluation. Salt and experience tell you whether those ideas are any good or not. Most of the...
Hi De, and anyone else who may be interested ... I've now posted some close-ups of my battens (along with construction progression shots), showing the modular...
Stavanger, Fri 20091113 Hi Dave Over the years I have read many suggestions on how to simplify JR sailmaking. Many of them involve making separate panels and...
Hi Arne I don't for a moment think this method will be superior to yours, just different. I like the idea of only having to handle one panel at a time, and...
Google for Grace Quan You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkLk5C76guE - launching cermonies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqRgLZW7mUc - sailing Best...
Stavanger, Fri Sure Dave, as an experimental sail I think separate panels are attractive, and as you say, they have been used in the East too (was it in...
I'm kind of thinking a person could combine both methods, depending on circumstances that present themselves. Perhaps make the sail according to Arne's method...
Hello Arne, This discussion gives me opportunity to ask a question I've been pondering for some time, and if you've already answered it somewhere just point me...
Stavanger, Sat Gene, I'm overdue for the bunk; it's soon 1:30 here, so I have to be short: I suggest you check up the files .. The Cambered Junk Sail... and ...
... I've been looking at "related video" by hughthesailor, about the voyage of a traditional junk to America and back. the mainsail is amazingly "quilted"....
Hi Arne From the (admittedly limited) reading and research I've done on junk rigs, separate panels were quite widespread, especially on river junks and sampans...
... Hi Nels In fact, that's exactly what I did. The panel shape and calculation of camber etc was according to Arne's "chain" method (thanks Arne!) The only...
Stavanger, Sat 20091114 Gene. Now, if you have looked through the stuff I pointed at, you will see that my way of cutting panels to develop camber, is quite...
To date I have sewn up just one junk sail, a small one 55ftsq for my dingy, and I used a rather ancient 'domestic' Singer. The material was a plastic...
"I have watched my sails at sea, and I see them radically changing shape as the boat lifts over the seas, with the round luff and the windward side collapsing...
Dave, I would love to see as many variety's of junk's photos as you're willing to share. These will become more difficult to find as old photos get lost in ...
Maybe fix the ends of the battens together first with the ends of the panels then move from the outside to the inside attaching them together making sure you...
That's how I did it, and it seemed to work ok. You just have to be careful of over-stretching the material, which is tempting if you want to get each panel...
... Hi, Yes, it would be good, if possible, to feed some higher pressure air into the inside of the sails. I plan to use the topmost part of the luff, which is...
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