It's not a big issue, but: the mizzen will catch rain water and in this position will probably try to drop it down the companionway. so you will like to have...
Hi all, Maybe I'll borrow floor space and sew a big soft wing sail the coming winter, and will then have to buy a sewing machine. Any suggestions about what...
pfaff model 545 walking foot are very good machine to work on heavy fabric, canvas or leather. They can usually be bought used for a good price. I use one for...
... This is pretty good: http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/07/columns/rob/index2.htm We have a Sailrite LSZ-1 which we like. We once had a Pfaff (don't remember...
Dito on the Sailrite. It sews anything. And the walking foot makes it easier to sew slippery stuff, like sail cloth. /matti http://www.sylinnea.com ... ...
Hi Passepatu is a 32ft Wylo II and is junk ketch rigged.From my point of view after 12-13 years of sailing I would not change this, the extra options offered...
May & Lex, Are you able to heave-to with your rig? Thanks, Norm Harney ... Hi Passepatu is a 32ft Wylo II and is junk ketch rigged.From my point of view...
Yes although perhaps not in the "normal" way we have sat out gales in a few ways, stalling significant forward movement while retaining wind pressure on the...
Don’t you believe that aluminum or wooden battens having two grooves (each groove like booms and masts of marconi sails) could receive the sail panels with...
Hi new to the group.I have been given a wing sail and it looks about all complete. I would like to give it a try out. I have a rough idea how it should be...
Hello Mauro,  I floated the idea here some of years ago. (of separate panels attached to the battens with bolt ropes and sail track)   Somebody, I am...
Are they really necessary? I've been trying to hammer four softwood wedges in for some time now but they keep falling out. I'm not talking about hard sailing...
... Hi Patric 'falling out' suggests that you're inserting them from below ? If so, then drill holes halfway along the sides of each wedge, then run some...
... panels� attached to the battens with� bolt ropes and sail track)� � � Somebody, I am almost sure it was Don, suggested simply lacing the sail...
The question of how to assemble a sail from separate panels (not sewn together) has come up once before, and I voted for grommets and lacing, with ordinary...
Thank you, both very good ideas! I'll need to fabricate better wedges first and check if Poundworld still stocks that cheap shock cord. The wooden disk sounds...
Hey Y'all; I'm gonna interrupt the current heavyweight tech info flow to announce being a new member. For a couple years now the junk rig has been growing on...
Hi Forrest. Just remember one thing if you make a junk rigged pond yacht. Make the sail reef able, so that you can see how the sail behave in that respect....
... Hi Patric forgot to mention that my wedge 'necklace' uses that light spring stuff which is normally used for holding-up lace curtains (so if the missus...
On our boat the aluminium mast section at the partners was straight and vertical. The partners at the deck were straight and vertical, about 4" deep, with a...
... Hey Victor; Ahh, hadn't planned to do that. That's an idea! Hmmmmm . . . now, how to make that work on an 18 to 24 inch boat? ... 'IF' it's put on a boat?...
Hi Forrest. You don't need to make the sail reef able while sailing. That is a little complicated. A simple hinge can be made in the following way. You use...
Paul et al., thanks again for your help and very sound advice! It took me some time to figure out the arrangement Paul suggested but finally got it. I had ...
Still having trouble with where to fit the steaming light on Tin Hau. I'll be using LED navlights and am about to fit separate port, starboard and stern lights...
Browsing through an old notebook I came across the drawing I have copied and posted to the JCUKNZ folder in the files section. It shows a gaff rig but can be...
Hello Patric,  I've had similar trouble with wedges. and had been sailing inadvertently about with mast held at the partners with the mast boot alone. I've...
One inexpensive idea I heard about for an anchor light is mounting one of these garden lights of the type that have a solar cell on the top to charge up...
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