- Which sailmaker? - SailNet Community
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- Fractional Rig vs. Mast Head Rig | SailNet Community
A fractional rig tends to put proportionally more sail area into the mainsail Headsails tend to be smaller than on mast-head rigs, so they generally are easier to manage for tacking jibing
- I want to paint my main sail - SailNet Community
How the hell do I do it? What kind of paint? I was just thinking of laying it out, taping it off, and using an airless hvlp gun to spray (lightly) the one color logo I want on my sail Any specific types of paint or any suggestions?
- Gale Sail - SailNet Community
I am looking into buying this Gail sail It sounds like it is a great idea From the web site: The Gale sail, since it is hoisted over the very stiff roller furled sail, has a great aerodynamic shape, much better than a conventional storm jib hooked on a removable headstay, or a partially
- Are Island Packets as bad as some claim? | SailNet Community
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- How beefy a sewing machine do I need for boat canvas. . .
I have an old Kenmore too - have used it for sailbags, minor sail repairs, patching boat canvas it will stitch through 5-6 layers of sunbrella or sailcloth but I don't think you could stitch, for example, the heavy webbing on the corner of a sail
- Challenger 40. . . . . A good foundation? | SailNet Community
Splitting the sail plan makes the boat more trimmable for women or those small of stature Three sails looks cooler than two Mizzen tricks - you can use the mizzen for a lot of fun tricks your sloop friends don't know about That's my ketches are great bit, as to the Challenger, I think she has a lot to offer
- Rope Line Terminology Question - SailNet Community
Line Rope Terminology Question Hello all, I just took a job on a charter sailboat on a NY Finger Lake, and the captain posed a question for which the reward is a bottle of local wine After explaining that all ropes on a sailboat are called lines, he stopped and corrected himself He said
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