Hi, I have done some more tests recently on the relations between camber, area and aspect ratio and for me the pieces of the puzzle are falling into place at...
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jeff.robinson@...
robije2000
Jul 2, 2002 6:00 pm
I will be out of the office starting 01/07/2002 and will not return until 05/07/2002. ...
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De Clarke
de_anander
Jul 3, 2002 12:51 am
Dear Jonqueurs and Jonqueuses :-) This weekend I had the opportunity to sail someone else's Colvin junk schooner. I found I could make the boat "go" ok, and...
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Steve Rankin
srankin6
Jul 3, 2002 1:11 am
I'd say you had a very observant first sail on a Gazelle. Took me longer to notice as much. I don't use a crutch for the main, so I just drop the main into the...
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De Clarke
de_anander
Jul 3, 2002 1:24 am
Hi Steve Battens on this boat were (to my surprise) not very rigid. they were lengths of, hmm, looked like 1x4! yard and boom were heavy alloy tubing, yard...
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Steve Rankin
srankin6
Jul 3, 2002 4:44 am
I took Tom Colvin's advice (of the time) and used pole vaulting poles for battens. They work well on the foresail with its 250 sq ft, but are too flexible on...
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De Clarke
de_anander
Jul 3, 2002 4:48 am
... so where can one buy structural bamboo in such large diameter? and how can it be shipped in lengths over 10 ft? anyone succeeded in ordering and...
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Steve Rankin
srankin6
Jul 3, 2002 5:01 am
Don't know. ... From: "De Clarke" <de@...> To: <junkrig@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 9:48 PM Subject: Re: [junkrig] colvin, first test...
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david@...
Jul 3, 2002 7:24 am
De Clarke wrote ... large diameter? and how can it be shipped in lengths over 10 ft... Hi All, Having lived for many years in Hong Kong, where bamboo is...
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lulalake_1999
Jul 3, 2002 4:00 pm
Hi De, You want Big Bamboo? http://www.americanbamboo.org/SpeciesSourceList.html Try here. ... poles for ... are too ... dia, IMHO, ... aluminum ... think...
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De Clarke
de_anander
Jul 3, 2002 7:37 pm
David, isn't it rather expensive to buy GRP battens from the UK if you are in Hong Kong? or are you no longer resident there? I can't imagine how expensive...
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Tim Dunn
lorcha74
Jul 3, 2002 7:52 pm
Hi, All Here is a link for those who wish to learn more about making a hollow wood mast. I doesn't look that difficult. It is probably the cheapest fairly...
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sailorman4433433
sailorman443...
Jul 3, 2002 9:06 pm
I have ordered bamboo battens from a tree farm in Gerogia. They should be delivered in about a week to me in Florida. I believe these battens will do the job...
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lulalake_1999
Jul 3, 2002 10:58 pm
Would you please post the tree farms addy/email? Thanks Jules ... should ... battens...
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schoonerpilger
Jul 4, 2002 2:37 am
A few quick comments on De's recent messages: 1) Sailcloth. The material you want is not Sunbrella, it is Top Gun. Top Gun is made from dacron thread coated...
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De Clarke
de_anander
Jul 4, 2002 2:58 am
... not at all, I am always glad to have my nautical terminology corrected and improved. so the smaller sail on the schooner is the "foresail"; as opposed to...
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fionulavic
Jul 4, 2002 2:59 am
Hello, We've been lurking on this list for a few weeks now and having just seen the posts about the Gazelle thought this would be an appropriate time to say...
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De Clarke
de_anander
Jul 4, 2002 3:01 am
... Colvin seems to disapprove of completely stayless rigs. I think the unstayed rig looks cleaner and better, but presumably he had reasons for including...
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Steve Rankin
srankin6
Jul 4, 2002 3:15 am
I wouldn't think of taking off the stays without replacing the masts, and then I would increase the size of the forsail to equal the main and moving the mast...
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david@...
Jul 4, 2002 8:04 am
Hi de, Sorry, hadn't realised you were in the US, not UK. I'm actually in Switzerland at the moment on a short-term contract, my boat was built in Malaysia, I...
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david@...
Jul 4, 2002 8:27 am
Steve, On stays,I agree (but hey, keep the bowsprit, they look great and are fun to ride on). My boat (50 ft, 25 tonnes junk ketch) began life without stays. I...
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Victor Winterthun
hspirat
Jul 4, 2002 12:33 pm
Hi. Colvin use staysails in front of his junk rig. Then he probably need to stay the mast to keep the forestay tight. Victor. ... From: "De Clarke"...
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Mary Fletcher
fionulavic
Jul 4, 2002 5:23 pm
It never crossed our minds to try to re-use the ketch rig masts. We'll probably use aluminum pipe. A friend of ours used pipe on his Gazelle and the spars gave...
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Leoandsandy@...
dovekiesailor
Jul 4, 2002 6:49 pm
I'm trying to locate anyone who owns or is now building a junk-rigged Martha Jane. Any ideas? Leo Leoandsandy@.... ...
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Steve Rankin
srankin6
Jul 4, 2002 9:49 pm
What is GRP in North American terms? Steve ... From: <david@...> To: <junkrig@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 1:04 AM Subject: Re:...
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Steve Rankin
srankin6
Jul 4, 2002 10:01 pm
In order to get rid of the jib and remain with the centre of effort in the same general area and maximize the sail area. Steve Why would you make the 2 sails...
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Juergen Mueller
jmhofheim
Jul 4, 2002 10:06 pm
... Isn't it too heavy in light winds. 11oz is quite a lot. That's 3oz more than a friend of mine has on his 40ft 2-master. ... Could you translate the...
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De Clarke
de_anander
Jul 4, 2002 10:26 pm
... ummm afaik "glass reinforced plastic" -- i.e. polyester resin plus glass mat or chopped glass. N Americans do use this term, that is I have heard it used...
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epox37
Jul 5, 2002 4:39 am
On my 26'sailing dory I am going to use the"bolger chinese gaff"rig. For battens 2-3/4inch spruce boards sandwiching 10 oz.E-glass are being used.To give...
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david@...
Jul 5, 2002 6:41 am
Correct, though Sunbird refer to their battens as "poltruded" GRP which I presume has something to to with the way they make them... all I know is they seem to...
