Get out your protractor, Billy Boy. Sunlight can reflect off the water through twenty
degrees on either side of the hull during mid-day when the sun is the strongest and
potentially damage the foot of any mainsail not tightly covered by a proper mainsail
cover. That's an hour of sun on either side. That's two hours a day too much.

CN


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On 3 Mar 2005 13:59:26 -0800, "Joe" wrote:

Capt you are indeed correct about reflected sun. However dont you have
problems with such a lose fit cover rubbing and wearing away your
chinese sails. I would half hitch a line along your whole boom to snug
up the fit.

Also Sunbrella makes a nice Sunburst yellow color that would look way
better on your boat then that crappy blue you see on most boats.

Joe

Bad advice from (big surprise!) the rustcloud. Light colored sunbrella does not
block UV nearly as well as dark. It's a much more serious consideration than the
very minor (comical really) issue of reflections from the water, which due to
the width of the hull, are unlikely to every meet the sail.

BB