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dipper
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Re: Loose-footed full length batten mainsail:should the foot be slack?

17/05/2008 11:29

My main is not fully battened but it is loose footed. The foot itself is slack when the outhaul is tight. This allows the foot to take up the curved shape of the rest of the main which is an advantage over those sails with a bolt rope where the foot is a straight line.

I suppose it depends on how much slack you have.

Edit. Sorry. The foot isn't exactly slack but it is curved compared with the boom depending on wind strength and tension.

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Edited by dipper (17/05/2008 11:44)

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
Loose-footed full length batten mainsail:should the foot be slack?	Amari	17/05/2008 11:04
Re: Loose-footed full length batten mainsail:should the foot be slack?	Norman_E	17/05/2008 12:14
Re: Loose-footed full length batten mainsail:should the foot be slack?	Amari	17/05/2008 13:16
Re: Loose-footed full length batten mainsail:should the foot be slack?	bobbobbin	17/05/2008 19:37
Re: Loose-footed full length batten mainsail:should the foot be slack?	justaphoenix	17/05/2008 21:41
Re: Loose-footed full length batten mainsail:should the foot be slack?	PrinceMadoc	17/05/2008 11:30
Re: Loose-footed full length batten mainsail:should the foot be slack?	dipper	17/05/2008 11:29
Re: Loose-footed full length batten mainsail:should the foot be slack?	explorers	17/05/2008 12:09
Re: Loose-footed full length batten mainsail:should the foot be slack?	Amari	17/05/2008 12:02
Re: Loose-footed full length batten mainsail:should the foot be slack?	simonfraser97	17/05/2008 12:04
Re: Loose-footed full length batten mainsail:should the foot be slack?	moondancer	17/05/2008 12:11

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