... you can lengthen the yard too. do you have the sailcut software? there you can see immediately how changes to the sails geometry change your sail area. ......
... As I figure it, a rope along the edges improve the aerodynamics, by providing a radius at the edge. As you note, many sails of today are plenty strong...
Appreciate the posts/info..... a lot. Seat belt webbing might be the answer for us since our tabling is already so stout. Our local hardware store sells it...
We've added a few more pix and text showing the construction of our 331 foot main at: http://wyldluv.tripod.com/id11.html in case of veiled interest to other...
Wow! The vanguard is at the top of my short list of possible hulls (the other two are the alberg 30 and the rawson 30). I was also hoping to convert to a...
If the webbing used along the edges of the sail is strong enough, and don't stretch, rope may be omitted. Remember that with camber in the panels, allmost all...
My wife is a canvas worker and says if you use dacron webbing rather than nylon it will stretch very little. When she used it on sunbrella she pushed on it to...
... Bob: If you don't like the look of the edging then you could sew a 'tube' of Top Gun around the webbing and then sew that combo to your sail instead of the...
... Doug: Top Gun is not the same thing as Sunbrella, it is more stable than Sunbrella. Top Gun a woven polyester whereas Sunbrella is a solution dyed...
I have not found *dacron* webbing yet, except from speciality medical suppliers with restrictive policies (only hospitals and mds can order) but sailrite has ...
... The band I used is just like a seat belt, but much much stiffer (and thinner)! Remember though that seatbelts are made to be stretchy! Can be seen in the...
I got a load of webbing and cloth offcuts and end of reels from a hot air balloon manufacturer for not very much money. Some of it was from a scrapped design...
Saw the pictures of the Stavanger meeting. Would someone please comment on the size of the rig of Edmont Dantes - It is so big! Not too big? What would happen...
... The black kind of 2" band I've been using should work! Just fold it, sew, fold again and sew once more! Difficult to understand, yeah, so I've posted a...
... At a friend's house - he designs kites, so it could be pricey! But I'll try to check with him tomorrow! Very nice to work with, both the webbing and Anders...
... Just measured our junk sail fabric, and it is about 1.5 times heavier than Arne's :-(! Used for sunshades, et cetera! Still abysmal weather on the weekends...
Stavanger, 20060903 Hi there I took the photo. Edmond's sail is 48sqm, and the 32ft boat is nearly 4 tons. With a moderate camber of 8% in the horizontal...
... Anders, who now trains the Norwegian kite team in his off time, tells me the band was made from Dacron, that is, polyester! But there must have been some...
I suppose it is allways a good idea with a lot of sail area that can quickly be reefed down to minimum. The only exception would be if the mast was of such a...
Hi Matti. In prinsiple you are right. Somewhere is a limit. However, the free standing mast is slim at the top. It is only the lower 1/3 that is fat, and there...
I have added a few photos of my new mizzen (from the link on)! Must say I think looks grand :-)! http://foldingkayaks.org/gallery/A-lot-of-Junk%21/PICT4500 ...
Bob G: I want to confirm my understanding of something you posted recently. I *think* you said that you sewed together all of your cloths first so that you had...
It has worked out well, Don, so far. Colvins method is probably a bit more exact. This way is like professor Reddishes method of making first the skeletal...
Hi Tord, Very interesting sail and rig. I'm waiting for photos "how it work". It in this season intend check else? I like simple, easy, light and cheep...
Don, why not false seam? It seems easier than to rip and sew together again. So you won't have any batten reinforcements? Just the seams to put the grommets...
Hi all. If you are using camber in the panels, you will not need false seaming!. The stretching force in the canvas is very small when using camber in the...
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