"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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"Peter Bennett" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:25:42 -0800, "Capt. JG"
wrote:


Or, are you saying that everything looks fine from bottom to top, but
it's
short by 12"? If so, then the main is the wrong size or the boom has
changed
heights. Is the gooseneck fixed?

Or the sailmaker allowed room for the sail to stretch with use. I
would expect that the old sail would have stretched somewhat, so the
new one would be a little smaller.

Is there a black band on mast near the head of the mast? If you race,
the sail must not go beyond that band, or you will be violating your
rating. (If you don't race, this is irrelevant.)


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Good point Peter... not that familiar with sail stretch for new sails, but
I'm wondering if 12" is more than what would be built in..

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A foot for stretch certainly isn't all that unusual, but it doesn't sound
like it's the problem. I believe you suggested earlier that it could be a
slide problem, and I would agree. When I had new sails made for Essie, the
new external slides had sharp edges and would easily go cattywompus, digging
into the sides of the track and bringing it all to a halt. We went through
and changed the bend on all of them, slightly outwards, and eased the edges
of the slides so they weren't so sharp, and up she went like grass through a
goose.

Someone else suggested a screw partially backed out. I've also had that
problem, and it's equally valid.