Phil

The sooner the better, just so as you don't put it to one side and forget about it!  But the we are always looking for good, interesting articles for the magazine.  We have a number of regular and reliable contributers, but would be so happy to see more members taking part more actively.  I think people tend not to realise that their own stories and experiences are unique and likely to be interesting to others: we tend to take for granted the things we do ourselves.

Magazine 72 is due out in October, and the deadline is mid August, so if you could have something written for then, that would be great.  But after 72 there is 73 and then 74 and then ... so don't rush it, if you feel you would like more time to 'research'!  And please send some nice photos, about 2.5 MB is perfect.   I look forward to it!

Arne,

 I did shorten spans a bit, few inches over 2 x Panel width. The sheeting pluses and minuses in PJR have real context now. That got the sail centered but not snug so I still need to secure the bundle with a rope. Will change that to webbing and add back to the spans.

Thank you for your comments. I used the barrel method following your Making the Sail chapter and used amateur method b for the pockets.  The Edmond Dantes sail making description was valuable as well. The information in in your public domain files helped so very much through the whole conversion. The pictures showing details were especially appreciated.

I spent 25 years as a school counselor. Before that I'd done some building and had a variety of other occupations. Sewing was totally new.  I bought an old, don't make 'm like they used to, sewing machine at a thrift store and got started. My wife showed me the basics and came to my aid when needed. Making the sail for the 16 was a good learning experience. I had a great space to lay out, a large plywood attic floor where I could snap chalk lines and used nails and tacks.

Phil Brown wrote:

Now that I see how well the rig works I'll confidently put the old sails up for sale and put some towards a replacement foiled rudder. I couldn't be happier. The boat is preforming better than it did with it's Bermuda rig with a lot less effort. I still have lines left long for adjusting still to cut and finish but summer is short here and I'm not getting any younger. So I'll do that as I go. There are sail, step and partner pictures in my albums on the profile page. None from outside the boat yet.

(profile boat pic above is still the ODay)

Yo - what a nice story  The sail looks lovely - well done.  Now, could I ask you please to do a write-up for the magazine.  We don't get a lot on smaller boats, and yet that's the size most people can afford!

David Tyler wrote:

The sail is looking good in those 3rd day's sailing photos, Phil. What's your opinion of the HK parrels? They seem to be slack and non-functional in some of the photos, and it seems to me that the higher the AR, the less necessary they are.

I wondered that also. The photos with all of HK parrels slack are taken going down wind. They are not slack going to windward. The HK parrel on panel 4 was very slack on all points to start and that was the only one that had big creases but only at times.  That was until I took out the slack.  I just set all of them by guestimate and haven't had to change the others. Maybe there is less required of them with the higher AR and setting them is less critical. I do think the HK parrels are valuable for my sail. Can say so for panel 4 anyway.  I don't know if undoing a lower parrel would show anything as the sail might need to function as a whole?  Maybe they are needed even less with even higher AR's.  Getting the YHP snd THP tweaked right seems more important on BB.

Brenda B (BB) is a Compac 19, L 19ft, B 7ft, disp empty 2000 lbs, draws 2ft. Mast is hybrid, 23.5 ft above deck with a 4 ½ in x 1/8 in. 6061t6 lower section. The top 3.5 ft is slightly tapered made from a solid spruce pole. It's stepped on a plywood base. The partners are also plywood under the old hatch and bolted through the deck, both taken from Arne's work as is the sail design. The boat's CLR is more forward. Short bowsprits were added to later models. The mast on BB is pretty far forward (which leaves barely enough room on deck for line tending). I needed a higher AR, 2.10, which does seem to make it easier to get it to set well. So far I am pleased with the boats balance after playing with the sail's balance, first too much then too little. With 6 panels BB held course going to windward with the tiller tied in maybe 10-12 knots. Helm was good on the run back to the harbor but with less wind. We'll see on reaches in higher wind. The rudder is deep but is only a flat plate. The higher AR sail should help some with that. Now that I see how well the rig works I'll confidently put the old sails up for sale and put some towards a replacement foiled rudder. I couldn't be happier. The boat is preforming better than it did with it's Bermuda rig with a lot less effort. I still have lines left long for adjusting still to cut and finish but summer is short here and I'm not getting any younger. So I'll do that as I go. There are sail, step and partner pictures in my albums on the profile page. None from outside the boat yet.

(profile boat pic above is still the ODay)