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  • 01 May 2018 15:13
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    Reply # 6127776 on 6127132
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    Michael,
    I have only had one fully fanned junksail, and on this the leech leant over forward, as on Colvin’s sails. I had a single sheet on it, and as a result, the sail, boom and battens caught the sheet every time I tacked, until I learned to throw the sheet bundle over when coming about. Gybing was even worse. As a result of this experience; I have done my best to make the sheeted part of the leech vertical  -  or even leaning a bit aft.  -  on every sail design after that (1992).

    If your present sails are old and tired, could I suggest you make a new set to a new design?

     

    Arne


    Last modified: 02 May 2018 22:10 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
  • 01 May 2018 08:34
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    Hi Michael, sails are generally double sheeted when there is not enough space aft of the sail to get the correct angles on the sheet. So where the leech of the foresail is very close to the aft mast would be a good example of this. And also where the aft most sail reaches almost to the transom, as I think may be the case with some two masted Colvin boats. 

    It would be best to have a read through the sheeting sections in Practical Junk Rig to see whether you would be able to run single sheets on your sails. Gosh, there is enough mainsheet flopping around and getting tangled up with a single sheet system. Double sheets could be a nightmare!

    Last modified: 01 May 2018 08:35 | Deleted user
  • 01 May 2018 00:31
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    Hi Everyone, 

    I have a Tom Colvin Gazelle. Both the main and the foresail are double sheeted meaning a sheet set on the port side and another on the starboard side. I am wanting to change this to a single sheeting in the center. Any reason why this shouldn’t be done?
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