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  • 09 Oct 2019 12:39
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    Reply # 7924328 on 6285145
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    Thanks for your feedback and encouragement Arne. Yes, there will be a jib on a bowsprit, I don't think the staysail will be necessary but it will be aboard. I think the rudder is fine, my instinct after this season is that the new rig will be well balanced and not too heavy on the helm, if a Westerly 22 is trimmed correctly (fore and aft) it will tack quickly too. I'll report back on a new thread sometime in November. 
  • 08 Oct 2019 16:50
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    Jan,

    this sounds like a good idea to me. Since the original rig is held up without a backstay, the modification should not be risky at all.

    I hope you plan to build the sail with camber in it  -  6 to 8% should do. Since there will be a staysail (+ a jib?) in front of it, it may make sense to move the max camber point aft to 40% from the luff.

    I would also fit an endplate near the lower end of the rudder. I would do that independently of fitting the new JR mainsail, or sticking with the old one.

    Good luck!
    Arne
  • 08 Oct 2019 13:55
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    Reply # 7922636 on 6285145
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    I'd love to see an update on how this project got on over the summer. 

    We have had tremendous fun on our gunter-rig Westerly 22 this summer but the mainsail is getting old and the reefing system is down-right dangerous. 

    I'm just starting on doing premilinary drawings on following Arne's ideas in "From Gaff to Junk" to build a junk rig main and keep the existing mast and shrouds. We also want to keep the existing foredeck which has been lost on Fugu, it's one of the nicest places for two people to sit when you bring guests out for a day trip! 

    I've hoisted up a length of 2x1 to see how the yard would interact with the shrouds and I think the idea could work out quite well, and be an economical and fun way to start out with junk-rigs.

    Really interested to see how Fugu's full conversion performed though. 
  • 04 Jun 2019 11:37
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    Anonymous wrote:

    Ah, she looks so sweet!  They are lovely wee boats.  I can't wait to see her under sail.  Send us some pics and 500 words so that we can make her the Featured Boat on the website!



    Thank you for your kind words and sorry for our sluggish communication. To finish the boat and move onto it, resolve all the land life things like flats, furniture and insurances stressed us out. But now after the launch, the long transit through the inland waterways and our first sails we are getting a little bit more relaxed. When we have a little more experience with the boat and rig we will write something down and we would be honored to be Featured Boat. Until then we have a few pictures and short videos on our Instagram account:

    https://www.instagram.com/findingdryland/
  • 21 Mar 2019 20:25
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    Ah, she looks so sweet!  They are lovely wee boats.  I can't wait to see her under sail.  Send us some pics and 500 words so that we can make her the Featured Boat on the website!
  • 21 Mar 2019 18:22
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    Reply # 7238609 on 6285145
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    The mast fits :)


    And the sail is almost ready!

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  • 04 Mar 2019 21:23
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    Reply # 7199152 on 6285145
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    He Arne,

    I think we stick to the "traditional" way this time. But we copied your masthead idea, thanks for that!


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  • 13 Oct 2018 18:50
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    Frank wrote:

    I have done a complete drawing with 7 panels. So far everything looks good to me, what's your opinion? Thanks again for your help, it's really appreciated!


    Frank

    Your sail looks good in my eyes, except for one thing  -  the way it is tilted forward. I have been careful to rig my latest sails with a vertical leech, or even leaning a bit aft. This, combined with avoiding battens protruding from the leech, has ensured that the sheets never catch the battens or boom in a gybe, or when tacking.

    Now I took the liberty and grabbed a sail from my stack of master sails (AR=1.85), and then crimped and superimposed it onto your rig, so you can see what I mean.

    I know that Hasler and McLoed used to tilt their sails forward, but after having sailed with a sail this way, I now try to avoid it, if I can.

    Anyway, good luck!

    Arne


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  • 13 Oct 2018 11:19
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    Reply # 6720467 on 6285145
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    All good, Frank. I can't see anything that I'd want to change.
  • 13 Oct 2018 10:22
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    Anonymous wrote:

    Yes, the seven panel sail, the third drawing, looks sound, sensible and seamanlike to me.

    That's encouraging, thank you :)

    I have done a complete drawing with 7 panels. So far everything looks good to me, what's your opinion? Thanks again for your help, it's really appreciated!

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