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[Re: dsarge]
#13366 11/20/02 06:18 PM 11/20/02 06:18 PM |
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 364 Andrew
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Posts: 364 | Cutting to make a sail for what? But to answer your question: Yes, it is possible to convert a sail to squaretop. I had Randy Smyth quote me to square the top of a new Nacra 5.O sait (which I had acquired elsewhere.) I didn't do it at the time, but I would now if I still owned the boat. sail fast
Andrew Tatton
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#13369 11/20/02 11:39 PM 11/20/02 11:39 PM |
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 217 jcasto1
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Posts: 217 | If you just cut off top of sail, you may not have tension in the right parts of the sail for the top "square" piece to stand out. You may either need to add a batten on a diagonal, ending at the outer tip of the square top. I think you should look at some photos of square top mains, or consult a sailmaker, before you just cut off 2 panels.
Jim Casto NACRA 5.5 & NACRA 5.7 Austin TX Lake Travis
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