Hey Simple Simian,

Who told you your Jib wasn't tight enough?? I told you it was to damn
tight.!!! Ease Off on those new sails!!!

Your lower price sail do not have the strength built into their corners.
For your own good don't over stretch them.

Neal, can't you see the hook you have created in the leech of that jib??
It is caused by to tight of a leech drawstring. Ease it off. Look at the
leech on the Main. That looks better. Make the Jib leech look like that.

I haven't been able to tell if you have a back stay adjuster. If you do,
you want to remember that when you increase backstay tension, you reduce
headstay "SAG". You want this to happen to the headstay and on the tack
of the jib.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO STRETCH NEW SAILS!!! The cut should take care of
the shape. Halyard and sheets are just to get the sails in position to
do their job. Give them a chance...

Simple Simian, listen to the old man

And, to the GROUP, I can't get my pictures to record;------- Will
someone send a picture of a well stitch sail corner of a sail from a
good loft to let Neal see the difference

THANKS

OLE THOM