I use it all the way down to 2 kts
and it draws and holds its shape but it isn't really up to snuff.

At 2 kts I turn the key.
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When I replaced the main I went with "North" I believe a Kappa Cut for
the main is getting a little to heavy for the light air we have in the
NW.

Why couldn't you just choose a lighter cloth if you liked the design?
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Loco,

I do like a hvy'r cloth in the main but the KAPPA CUT or even the MITRE
in Dacron add weight fast with their seams.
I guess it is my age. I like the old cross cut dac for the main

Ole Thom

I do like a hvy'r cloth in the main but the KAPPA CUT or even the MITRE
in Dacron add weight fast with their seams.
I guess it is my age. I like the old cross cut dac for the main

That's true if you stick with the same weight cloth but with a triradial you
can drop down a "size" I bought a new triradial main last summer which uses a
new square weave Dacron cloth and it's lighter than my old cross cut.
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I'll check it out. Bear in mind, cost , unfortunately will be a big
determining factor, I still have one kid and one wife in college.

Scotty

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Scott,

I'd like to suggest a "KAPPA CUT" by Hild
I've had one on my Furler for over 5 yrs and its like new. It is
Regulator and is just about Bullet Proof. It's rated 10 to 40 wind
strenght. It isn't the grestest light air sail but I brought a 170
drifter that I can set free flying and the combination covers my
cruising needs


When I set the 150 genny out with the spinnaker pole and the Drifter out
the opposite side with the whisker pole and the Lazy sheets thru a
cunningham hook at the foot of the mast as downhauls I can get some
amassing speed downwind. Especially when cracked off to the wind with
the Genny to wind ward.

Had a good visit with Schooner Trash this week-end. I'm looking forward
to seeing his new boat with the furler and the staysail up front. I
think he said he was going with a 120 furler and staysail

I have never been that great trimming a cutter rig but I hope to learn
something on his boat.

My sails may be a little small for his boat but we can try a lot of
combination between the two boat