[Public-List] [Public-list] Bilge (main sail shape)

John Birch Sunstone at cogeco.ca
Wed Feb 25 14:16:42 PST 2009


Hi Hugh,

Don't forget I sail an A-37 now, but the principles are exactly the same.

You'd have to call Ron at Triton Sails 905-891-8166, you have the specifics 
of my main - suggest going from there.

Best All

John


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hugh McCormack" <hugh_alberg at hotmail.com>
To: <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] [Public-list] Bilge (main sail shape)


>
> Good day John,
>
>
>
> Do you know if Triton kept the design for your mainsail?  If so, it would 
> speed up the building process and maybe reduce the cost of other sails 
> made to that design.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> Hugh
>
>> From: Sunstone at cogeco.ca
>> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
>> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:53:13 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] [Public-list] Bilge (main sail shape)
>>
>> Hi Gord
>>
>> When my first main was built in 95 I was woefully unhappy with it, Joe 
>> had
>> used the more modern style with deep shelf - it was way over powered with
>> far too much shelf. If you look at an OEM Taylor Main (A Fernandez built 
>> by
>> the way - he used to work for Tom Taylor) you will notice it was fairly 
>> flat
>> and little shelf.
>>
>> He took the main back and built a new one and asked me to come down a 
>> help
>> him loft it - what an opportunity to lean from a master
>>
>> I told him the end results I wanted to see and then he redesigned the 
>> sail
>> to accommodate
>> (snipped)
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