[alberg30] Fully Batten Mainsail Query

[Forhan, Thomas]

From: "Forhan, Thomas" <Thomas.Forhan at mail.house.gov>

Since we have a few installed in the fleet, how about some feedback about
the sail and performance of these. Pros, Cons, what you'd do differently? 

Thanks

Tom F.
Calliope #287
	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Robert Kirk [SMTP:kirk at neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov]
	Sent:	Thursday, October 07, 1999 10:02 AM
	To:	alberg30 at onelist.com
	Subject:	Re: [alberg30] another boom query

	From: Robert Kirk <kirk at neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov>

	At 07:16 AM 10/7/99 -0400, Chester & Jan Koop wrote:
	>Having recently (five years ago) converted to a fully battened main
I'll
	>share with you my experiences.  First you will need to replace the
old sail
	>track with all new track to accommodate the new batt cars.  If you
simply
	>convert to full battens and retain the old slides (i.e. eliminating
batt
	>cars), the sail will not drop on its own.  The full battens will
cause the
	>old style slides to twist and hang-up after having dropped the main
only a
	>foot or so.  This will require that you physically grab hold of the
main and
	>pull it down.  At the time I installed my system there were only
two or
	>three good bat car systems out there.  I selected the Harkin system
which,
	>in 1994, set me back $1100 (bat cars, headboard car and track).

	I have a fully battened main with the old standard hanks and no batt
cars. 
	I have no trouble dropping the main with them.  My main has a
Dutchman rig 
	to ease the furling problem and this may or may not help prevent
twist.

	Bob Kirk
	Isobar #181 

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