Could that cabin renewal be postponed for the winter? The cabin is not needed to make the rig work (but the foredeck must be ok). I am asking because time is running, and if sailing has some priority, it is best not to rip the boat apart now. There will be enough to do anyway.

Arne

PS: It should be piece of cake to add a wooden top section to that 6m mast tube, but it takes a bit time. Everything takes time. Tic-tac tic-tac...

Good, Gary, then you are spoilt for choice.
Now, I find that making the sail is the easy bit. The big job is the rigging  of the mast and sail. I suggest you prepare for a new mast, yard and battens, while you are waiting for the boat to arrive. With mast and sail in hand, you are almost there.

Good luck!

Arne

Hi Gary.
The sailplan for the Hartley TS-16, which I made in 2016, was a little un-finished, so now I rewrote it  and redrew the diagram in QCAD, and then added four individual sheets of diagrams. Sheet 2 and 3 have the essential numbers to loft the panels (if using the barrel panel method), and sheet 4 shows the positions and lengths of the batten pockets.

Hopefully, these sheets will lower the threshold for bringing out the sewing machine.. Just follow Chapter 5 in TCPJR.

Good luck!
Arne

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For this boat, basically a dinghy with a cuddy, 2oz ripstop would be fine. Storm spinnaker or code zero cloth, as Paul says.

Maybe this would suit you?

 https://fabrictraders.com.au/ripstop-nylon-fabric-in-burgundy-90cm

Thanks David,  I did look at that site and liked the colour. I  thought it would be too light, I guess not. :)

That would be perfect but like I said, you will need to pay attention to the reinforcements.  

BTW, Weathermax LT is 6oz and still rather too heavy.  One of the big mistakes in many junk sails is that the cloth is too heavy. Of course it let's you get away with sloppy sail making techniques but you pay when your light air performance goes out the window.

I'd also urge you to use the shelf foot method to build the shape into the panels. If you need, I can work out the shapes for you.

I'm game but you will have to walk me through the process. :)

For sure.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

For this boat, basically a dinghy with a cuddy, 2oz ripstop would be fine. Storm spinnaker or code zero cloth, as Paul says.

Maybe this would suit you?

 https://fabrictraders.com.au/ripstop-nylon-fabric-in-burgundy-90cm

Thanks David,  I did look at that site and liked the colour. I  thought it would be too light, I guess not. :)

That would be perfect but like I said, you will need to pay attention to the reinforcements.  

BTW, Weathermax LT is 6oz and still rather too heavy.  One of the big mistakes in many junk sails is that the cloth is too heavy. Of course it let's you get away with sloppy sail making techniques but you pay when your light air performance goes out the window.

I'd also urge you to use the shelf foot method to build the shape into the panels. If you need, I can work out the shapes for you.