[Public-list] #2

[John Birch]

I'd go heavier on the cloth. 7oz min and full hoist with less hollow - think 
I'd want the clew at the top of the lifeline and no higher if racing.

Just my thoughts.

Cheers,
John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J Bergquist" <jbergqui at gmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 9:11 AM
Subject: [Public-list] #2


> 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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