I had my shelf foot main converted to a regular foot because the shelf
wasn't really doing anything and the sailmaker though we could take out a
bit of draft to reduce backwinding. The foot folds were unsightly and the
sail no longer responded to changes in outhaul tension.

I got the draft reduction but now I have a big wrinkle running just ahead of
the battens. The shape was great in that area previously and now it looks
terrible. Since all that was changed was the shape of the foot, it seem I
should be able to fix it by fiddling with the lengths of the seizings that
secure the slides.

I'll be talking to the sailmaker on Monday but I would appreciate any advice
that would help me sound a bit more knowledgeable about the problem.

--
Roger Long