Galion 22 conversion

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  • 15 May 2023 11:39
    Reply # 13201513 on 5070195

    Long time, no update... 

    But I finally came up with a name for my boat - a name that has enough meaning for me. It's a pity I couldn't settle for a chinese name for several reasons, but this one is something that just feels right in many personal levels.

    She is (or they are, as I like to say) HARU.

    (Old) finnish: a cold wind
    Swedish (in the finnish achipelago): a small, treeless rock island
    Japanese: spring or clear weather 
    Korean: day

    The name also has a link to Tove Jansson, the artist and author of the Moomin books, which have - and still do - played an important role in my life.

    On the matter of more boat-related issues, nothing big has happened, mostly updates inside, e.g. I have built an Yrvind-style, unleaking and knockdown-safe ventilation and some other, smaller things. 

  • 20 Jun 2022 14:35
    Reply # 12822610 on 5070195

    Annie,

    I am very familiar with using offcuts - my new top panel (made from repurposed prior top panel and offcuts) looks like a patchwork!

    I decided to take rout b) which is making triangular extensions to the top and bottom edges of the jibs. Frustrating work though, to rip the hinges off from all eight edges, to sew on the triangles and sew the whole highe systems back. But the good news is that 6/8 have already been done!

    The fabric I’m using is Swela Outguard 190.

  • 20 Jun 2022 04:13
    Reply # 12822141 on 5070195
    Ah, Jami.  I'm sorry to hear this.  I cut out a whole panel wrong on FanShi's sail!  Fortunately, I could use it for the pram hood (which now needs replacing because it is covered in grey mildew and looks disgusting.  Weathermax 80).  You know you could possibly get away with making the jiblets out of offcuts sewn together, if you are short of fabric.  Just flat seam the cloth together and then cut out the jiblets so that the seam is least disadvantageous.  Nor perfect, I know, but then, nor is missing out a sailing season! 

    Remind us what cloth you are using and what you need.  Somebody might have something similar left over, that they could give you.

    Last modified: 20 Jun 2022 04:14 | Anonymous member
  • 17 Jun 2022 17:04
    Reply # 12820031 on 12819690
    Arne wrote:

    I suggest you look up Paul McKay's article on page 3 of Magazine 85. There he shows  a simple way of making jiblets from individual pieces of cloth for each panels. 


    That's an interesting suggestion, thanks. But this would also need new sailcloth to be purchased, which I'm not willing to do now. I have enough offcuts to make the triangular "missing pieces" to the existing jibs.

  • 17 Jun 2022 13:53
    Reply # 12819808 on 12819582
    Jami wrote:

    So, what next?

    a) Rip the hinges and make new, gradually lengthening hinges. Pros: easiest and the jib seams stay intact. Cons: a 10cm gap between the jib panel and the batten at the leech.

    b) Rip the hinge system and sew an extension to the lenses, sew the hinges back. Cons: using a ripped seam by sewing it again might result in a weak spot. More work.

    c) Rip the hinge system and also the lenses from the jib panels. Cons: the weak spot moves to another place. Even more work.

    d) Start from scratch.

    Any voters?


    I might go for b). If I could afford it, I'd go for d) because I hate ripping seams. But first I need to de-rig the jibs tomorrow.

  • 17 Jun 2022 09:36
    Reply # 12819690 on 5070195
    Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Jami.
    Such things happen. I made a major screw-up with my "dark-blue Reddish sail", back in 1992 (newsletter 26).

    I suggest you look up Paul McKay's article on page 3 of Magazine 85. There he shows  a simple way of making jiblets from individual pieces of cloth for each panels. That method has the extra advantage that the horizontal curve (camber) in each jiblet can be adjusted in harbour, just by stretching the jiblets more or less along the battens.

    If you do it that way, you should be out sailing in no time.


    Arne

  • 17 Jun 2022 07:03
    Reply # 12819582 on 5070195

    After rigging and a 30min test sail it seems that I have made some kind of a measurement error with the jibs. I feel the sheeting angle is something like 1% instead of the intended 12%.

    So, a de-install and some re-sewing is needed. 

    This one doesn’t seem to be my season :(

    EDIT: After measurements it looks like that the worst option has happened. For some totally unexplained reason during the depressing winter months I have made a severe mistake when measuring/drawing the jib panels. The lenses are correct, but the panels are way too narrow vertically. And since I don’t ever seem to learn to double-check anything, the error has been multiplied to all of the jibs and wasn’t noticed until the sail was rigged.

    If the error had been made to the jib lenses, I might have been able to correct it by making adjustments to the hinges. Now I have to start from scratch with the jibs, and I have no idea if I have the money or the energy. And yes - the earlier jibs have already been scrapped.

    This really, really isn’t my season.

    EDIT 2: Also, math isn't my superpower. After checking everything again, it's clear that the error is in the lenses, after all. I have drawn the lens curves themselves with Slieve's 1,414 multiplier, but not drawn the sheeting angle to the lenses with this multiplier. The end result is that the jib lenses have the right curve, but essentially the same amount of sheeting angle as the jib panel. This has left me with a jib with a leech that has the same length as the luff. 

    So, what next?

    a) Rip the hinges and make new, gradually lengthening hinges. Pros: easiest and the jib seams stay intact. Cons: a 10cm gap between the jib panel and the batten at the leech.

    b) Rip the hinge system and sew an extension to the lenses, sew the hinges back. Cons: using a ripped seam by sewing it again might result in a weak spot. More work.

    c) Rip the hinge system and also the lenses from the jib panels. Cons: the weak spot moves to another place. Even more work.

    d) Start from scratch.

    Any voters?

    Last modified: 17 Jun 2022 08:33 | Anonymous member
  • 06 Jun 2022 10:26
    Reply # 12807030 on 5070195

    Some not-so-mandatory, and still long-awaited boat renovations have slowed me down, but we will splash this week, I hope.

    And as the weather has been kind enough, I have gathered the newish sail together. Old mains, new jibs with +30 cm chord length and lengthened battens.

    I also made a new one-part top panel during the dark winter months. I used as much of the old cloth as possible (to lessen the environmental load), which means it looks (and is) like a patchwork. Another downside using the old top panel is the placement of the unalome sign. Well, better than nothing.



    Last modified: 06 Jun 2022 11:21 | Anonymous member
  • 19 Jan 2022 19:49
    Reply # 12283017 on 5070195
    Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Good on you Jamie, and thanks for sharing the information. I hope when it is done you are pleased with the result.

  • 18 Jan 2022 06:35
    Reply # 12274057 on 5070195

    In the spirit of recycling and actual saving of natural resources, I managed to find a way to join the top two panels in a reasonable way to turn them into a new, one-part top panel. I'm aware of potential stretch issues (although the sail hasn't seen that much use), but one does what one does to save the planet, right?

    I think I saved over 4 sqm of cloth AND managed to rescue the unalome insingnia. To my eye it has to go too near to the leech, though.

    The next thing is to cut the new leech, new lenses and curves to match them, as well as sew two meters of new cloth to the luff end of the panel.

    Also, two jibs done.


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