Wow! Take a little vacation, and you miss a lot.... ... That's pretty much the plan. I think it will be very responsive to the weight shifts, and then when you...
... three years ago and have hardly ever used. I have enjoyed it this week but after paddling 3 and a half miles against a two knot current (I had in my head...
... <snip> ... A few years ago, I experimented with full-battened boomless mains on a Prindle 16. I tried various materials, from 1/4" plywood to fir strips ...
... -- Wade Why not 1/4 inch ply d/f or birch. I think birch would be stiffer. Cut to width needed for each location. And could add strips of fiberglass and...
... how ... but ... that ... the ... I ... stiffer. ... together ... Oh but one last thing you have to ask yourself battens will add weight up high ! Whats...
Ash will work and is quite resilient. About 3/16" thick should do it. Another method I've seen used even on 60'ers are softwood battens glassed on each side....
Since we are speaking of battens - anybody knows how to make home made cams? ... it. ... some ... This is ... 1/8" ... how ... but ... that ... the ... I...
You thought of buying an old sail with the battens included? I bought mine in Ebay. But without the battens. I made then out of solid pine wood. About 6mm...
I have a lot of left over 3/4 by 1/4 strips - I will try to use them as battens with some of th left over fiberglass cloth ... do ... Buying ... You'll ... ...
Thanks for the many replies to this topic. I have a lot of respect for Douglas Fir (poor man's Sitka Spruce ;-) but I do not own a table saw for precise...
... G'day Wade, You may have some neighbours who are growing bamboo in their gardens. Some might appreciate a bit of pruning :-) Worth a try Regards, Peter...
Czesc I'm proud to say that Pjoa was launched under CrabClaws last Sunday. Sail cutting, glueing and sewing (about 14 hours total) lasted till the hour of...
... yard. If you chop it down, it grows back at the rate of about a foot a day! The hollow stalks grow to over nine feet (so far) and have broad leaves. But...
Czesc Janusz! Your boat looks pretty damn nice! Congratulations! I´m sure you´re going to have a good time sailing. Thank´s for keeping us updated. Abraço,...
Czesc Janusz! Your boat looks pretty damn nice! Congratulations! I´m sure you´re going to have a good time sailing. Thank´s for keeping us updated. Abraço,...
Wow! Beautiful! Glad to hear your boat does around 50 degrees -- that's close enough to a beat. Stronger winds might let you get closer? Looks like a big...
Do you have any plans to publish your plans for the boat? It would save a lot of tinkereres a lot of time. [Non-text portions of this message have been...
When you say cams . I start thinking of a sail with high tensioned luffs and and highly loaded battens with specific sail panels cut to create specific...
Thats one big damn crab claw. Those curved yards really round it off. Congrads... Todd ... Sunday. ... till ... was ... curved, ... could ... her ... better ...
Thanks for the words of support. Pjoa brought big promise to me, but many details needs rearrangement and proof again. Some are quite important :) like mast...
The reason I mentioned cams is after a visit to a local outfit in Key Biscayne where they rent and teach Windsurf. It got me thinking that I could try to copy...
... That's an excellent idea Carlos. You should be able to buy the camber inducers from a sail dealer. You could make them out of fiberglass but they're...
Czesc Toni ... fast. forward and backstay/shunting are the same single, circular line. It is different kind and color from tackline(circular), if you mind ...
Ok now, I saw the crab claw. Nice and impressive. Interesting to hear that you could sail well downwind and angle upwind was 40-50 degrees. I would say on my...
Oh I thought you were talking about a shunting genoa with battens and cams sorry. Now that would be quit interesting. Cut two Identical windsurf sails at clue...
... more ... better ... is. For reaching/running, he could lower it, if Marchaj is correct. I've just read through his comments on the crabclaw this morning....
