Hi Neal,

Looking at your posting, I see the effect of the full moon on them.

Watch your Med Dosage. You may have to adjust some.

Just got my new North Main yesterday. 7oz Dacron with full battens (5 of
them)
Don't know if I'll get it on today? My Son is going into minor surgery
today, so I think I'll forgo it for another day. I'll get a picture of
it so you can get a chance to give me your (honest) evaluation. The Moon
will be on its wane by then. You'll feel better then, as long as you
don't compare with that Main you have. To get something to compare your
Main to it would have to be well into the last century that it was made.

Ole Thom

RB,

Oz is correct. You didn't really get any of the necessary information on
a modifaction. There are systems that can be added using the existing
mast and rigging, with their own + & -, But screw you now, Big Mouth.
You'll now have to be content with your usual half-ass knowledge.

OT

Oz is correct. You didn't really get any of the necessary information on
a modifaction.

I didn't ask for any. I only asked why gains and losses he'd have. I never even
mentioned the boat involved until later.
I got exactly what I required.
Thanks.

RB

Before the end of the year I'll have a new main and working
jib probably custom made at Calvert Sails loft in Islamorada,
Florida Keys.

You guys shamed me into it. Yes, do make a pic available of
your new North. My old mainsail is a North and it has given
way too many years of good service - more than even I expected.

That sail probably has 12 or 13 thousand miles on it.

S.Simon


"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
Hi Neal,

Looking at your posting, I see the effect of the full moon on them.

Watch your Med Dosage. You may have to adjust some.

Just got my new North Main yesterday. 7oz Dacron with full battens (5 of
them)
Don't know if I'll get it on today? My Son is going into minor surgery
today, so I think I'll forgo it for another day. I'll get a picture of
it so you can get a chance to give me your (honest) evaluation. The Moon
will be on its wane by then. You'll feel better then, as long as you
don't compare with that Main you have. To get something to compare your
Main to it would have to be well into the last century that it was made.

Ole Thom

You guys shamed me into it.

If we could only shame you into a US Yachts 27 or Mac26X...anything better than
that Coronado 27!

RB

That sail probably has 12 or 13 thousand miles on it.


You must've shipped it all over the world!!

Bwahahahaha!

RB

Simple Simon wrote:
That sail probably has 12 or 13 thousand miles on it.


Read: It was sewn in Thailand and has sat on the boom ever since.

RB, I don't feel that they are that much improvement over a fully
battened main in Lazy Jacks.

My opinion, for what ever it is worth.

That's what I'm relaying to my friend. He can always add a powered winch for
sail raising. Thanks.

RB

There are several solutions like Batt-cars and the Strong track that allow the main to go
up and down very easily. Add a Dutchman system, or a StackPak (too bad you can't do both)
and you have something that's very easy and not more complicated than a normal system.

Bobsprit wrote:
RB, I don't feel that they are that much improvement over a fully
battened main in Lazy Jacks.

My opinion, for what ever it is worth.

That's what I'm relaying to my friend. He can always add a powered
winch for sail raising. Thanks.

RB

Jeff Morris wrote:

There are several solutions like Batt-cars and the Strong track that allow the main to go
up and down very easily. Add a Dutchman system, or a StackPak (too bad you can't do both)
and you have something that's very easy and not more complicated than a normal system.

There's a 38 footer with a Dutchman flaking system on her mainsail in our marina. From
watching it in action, I'd prefer the StackPak.

Full length battens, lazy jacks, and a solid vang make the easiest handling sail so far
devised. If you want to back up one level of technology, a junk rig is the way to go... except
that I have never personally seen a junk rigged boat with decent performance under sail... the
junk rig junkies all swear it can be done though.

The one large benefit of the vertical roller furling main is that it can be reefed or furled
on any point of sail. To douse a full batten main with lazy jacks, you need to bring the wind
forward of the beam. In my experience the easiest point of sail in heavy weather is to bring
the wind & wave just forward of the beam, using a preventer & the main sheet to lock the boom
in place as firmly as possible. It's an added step but it seems to save time in conditions
where you spend much of your energy hanging on and trying to keep your head above water.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King