Thank you Steve and Paul, for photo link and comments. I recall that Annie Hill mentioned in her book "Voyaging...' that she wished they had had tabernacled...
Paul (Howard), can we see any pictures of your catamaran anywhere? Regards Paul (Calvert) ... From: Paul T. Howard To: junkrig@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
I have run into the same problem re lowering the mast without having to re-reave all the lines, especially since I'm trailer sailing so have to go through the...
... Hi Maxime The sheeting system I have settled on isn't quite the same as either of those. I started with one of the PJR three hauling part, six-sheetlet...
Dave if you can locate more about this boat it seems to have tabernacles... http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54225 regards Paul ... From: Dave...
Pete told us that China Moon was bigger than he needed and more expensive in time and money for maintenance than he needed for just himself. Also, he could...
We Own a 1992 Manta 38 catamaran, Hull #5 that was built in Canada before they were built in Florida. We purchased the boat from the builder here in Toronto,...
I read somebody somewhere (Slieve, perhaps?) suggest an alternative version of Hong Kong parrels: Set them up toward the leach instead of the luff of the sail....
Hi everyone, I have just posted the text of my last set of tests regarding the shape of the new set of sails we are making for Ti Gitu in the file Ti Gitu's...
Hi, isn't the "Ebbtide" design from Alan Pape and the "Eventide" from Maurice Griffith ? Are there some photos available from Zuleika ? greetz Sven ... Von:...
... ... This photo of China Moon shows it having a mizzen mast, yet in other photos the mizzen is missing. Does anyone know the history of that change? ...
Hi Dave, So if I understand correctly, the lower aspect ratio sails tend to twist more? I think I will go with one of the more standard anti-twist sheeting...
Hi Sven, The first album in the Junkrig Photos section shows 6 photos of Zuleika in Norway. She also features on the front cover of JRA Newsletter 44, and I...
Hi Arne, I agree totally with that philosophy. I've chosen the independent-panel method because I think it'll be easier to make sure that the cloth is taking...
Maxime ... Yes, that is so. And it makes sense if you think about it. The longer the battens relative to the height of the sail, the more opportunity there is...
Maxime The separate panel method will work of course, but I doubt that it will save any work in sewing or fitting and adjusting the sail. I suggest you have...
... snip ... Hi Dave, I think I'll have Dmin and angle problems too. Part of the solution might be to fit a bumkin for the mainsail. I'm not sure which is more...
Pete first built China Moon with a mizzen as he thought he might need the mizzen to balance the rig for his windvane self-steering gear to work. He later found...
Thanks Paul, That sounds an amazing voyage.... especially the most northerly and most southerly bits. '...havent the heart to start cutting...' I can...
Hi Folks Just to introduce myself. I sail and trail a Paradox miniature sailing cruiser which has a single lug sail. It's an American design for home building...
Hi Arne, You're right, I should rephrase. I don't think using separate panels will save anything in overall labour, because I imagine that tying all of those...
Welcome Jim. I sail a 14ft junk rig myself. It's not a Paradox, although I live just a few miles from Dave and Mindy Bolduc, who are Matt Layden's biggest...
Hi William Reefing doesn't take long - only seconds normally , unless something goes wrong . Though there are three ropes which have to be handled , two of...
Jim, The first version of my boat would not tack at all, and had too much weather helm. I solved the problem by redesigning the hull so that I had more wetted...
Hi again William ... I think you might find that Sven has done away with his forward centre board on his latest creation. have a look at his latest entry on...
Jim, Here are some early photos from the first launch: http://70point8percent.blogspot.com/2009/01/microcruising-part-8-bill-longyard-and.html Yes, it sounds...
"Barry and Meps" wrote- ... have less camber in the aft third of the sail anyhow, so the distortion won't be as big a problem. Hi Barry (?) Yes, I did question...
