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  • 26 Jan 2015 23:32
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    Reply # 3210822 on 3209680
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    roger cook wrote:
    Hello David, Thank you for the information, ally tubes are a no no for me personally, and didn't consider cable ties, but can't see a problem with siezing the sail to the battens every 6 inches or so ? Not looking to try and improve anything, just to keep things simple. Thanks
    The tapered ends were for H/McL-type sail construction which most people don't seem to bother with these days.  I've had had sails using straps every few feet rather than batten pockets, which were easy to attach, didn't require much fabric (although backed in webbing for extra support) and meant you didn't need to work out where the 'windows' needed to be.  I don't think you would need to seize the sails as often as every 6 ins.  An advantage of not seizing them is that they can adjust themselves evenly along the battens once the whole sail is assembled.
  • 25 Jan 2015 19:05
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    Reply # 3209680 on 3208891
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    David Tyler wrote:

    I wouldn't advise wiring the sail to the battens. Even the traditionalist Tom Colvin said that the main improvement he'd made to the Chinese way of doing things was to use very heavy cable ties instead.

    Consider the aluminium tubular battens that most of us use today. They have no taper. There's no practical reason to add taper on a wooden batten, either, except possibly a more attractive appearance.


    Hello David, Thank you for the information, ally tubes are a no no for me personally, and didn't consider cable ties, but can't see a problem with siezing the sail to the battens every 6 inches or so ? Not looking to try and improve anything, just to keep things simple. Thanks
  • 24 Jan 2015 09:08
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    Reply # 3209075 on 3202675
    Anonymous member

    Hello,

    I am sailing a flat sail badger. The battens a made out of two laminations

    of oregon. I had the occasional breakage. All my replacement battens have a

    glass tape sandwiched between the lamination. This makes them a lot stiffer.

     
  • 23 Jan 2015 22:51
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    Reply # 3208891 on 3202675
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    I wouldn't advise wiring the sail to the battens. Even the traditionalist Tom Colvin said that the main improvement he'd made to the Chinese way of doing things was to use very heavy cable ties instead.

    Consider the aluminium tubular battens that most of us use today. They have no taper. There's no practical reason to add taper on a wooden batten, either, except possibly a more attractive appearance.
  • 23 Jan 2015 22:15
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    Reply # 3208876 on 3202675
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    Hello again Is the above question a silly one, or am I missing something . Thanks
  • 17 Jan 2015 10:46
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    Message # 3202675
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    Hello I intend to use wood battens from Douglas fir and wire them to the sail. why are the battens tapered at the ends ? can I simply attach the batten to the sail keeping the same thickness along its entirety ? Pros and cons ? Thanks
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