[Public-list] #2

[Mike Lehman]

The measurements are in the handbook - it is not a full luff. Mine has a 
short piece of wire that attaches to the tack and gets it odd the deck.



Mike Lehman
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----Original Message Follows----
From: "J Bergquist" <jbergqui at gmail.com>
Reply-To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at alberg30.org>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" 
<public-list at alberg30.org>,"Alberg 30 Racing" <racing-list at alberg30.org>
Subject: [Public-list] #2
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:11:33 -0400

Past Association Commodore Bob Kirk was kind enough to give me his old #2. I
measured it last night with a friend in the middle of my street and the
dimensions I found are as follows:

Luff 31'4" with a 3'4" wire pendant at the top
Foot 14' 11.5"
Leech 30' 4"
LP 14' 2.25" (this makes it a 135% sail)
Height of LP 4' 8.75"

This sail was very old and I did not have tackle to stretch it really hard,
so we were just doing that by hand on my driveway. It says 'Ulmer" which
apparently is UK before they were UK.

There is a lot of leech hollow.

I was surprised at the short luff. This seems strange to me for a #2. I
expected the sail to be full hoist (luff dimension of at least 34 ft). I
would be interested in hearing people's thoughts on these measurements -
whether they are good numbers to shoot for, or whether they are too big or
too small (particularly LP, foot dimension, and luff length).

There was kind of a strange seaming pattern. One seam ran from clew to luff,
ending a few feet above LP. Below this seam, panel seams ran vertically
(more or less parallel to the luff). Above this seam, panel seams were cross
cut (more or less parallel to the foot).

I have gotten concrete sail quotes from UK, North, and Sail Rite. The Sail
Rite guy assures me that if I build one of his sails it will be just as good
as a brand name sail. My thought is not only will I save some money, but I
will also get to learn how to do canvaswork which would enable me to do my
own sail, cover, and upholstery repairs in the future.

All the quotes seem to be built around cloth weight of 6.5 Oz to 7 Oz. Any
thoughts on that?

I appreciate y'alls patience and input on this. Sorry to be so dense. I just
want to be an informed customer rather than just asking the sailmaker to
figure everythign out for me. Since I am kind of an idiot when it comes to
sailmaking, I am probably asking things that some of you think are silly.
Again, preciate your patience.

Kind regards,

J Bergquist
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