[Rhodes22-list] IMF outhaul setting ver 2 for Ed.pdf

[Slim]

Another related sail shape question:  Under what conditions do you adjust
the car fore or aft?  (jib or main)  I start with the sheet at the angle
where it bisects the luff.  Check.  If I move the car forward, it tightens
the leech and loosens the foot, and vice versa.  Check.  Under what
conditions do you want a tight leech and a footloose?  (There's a song in
there somewhere.) 

Slim

On 12/11/05 1:38 AM, "Slim" <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:

> Peter,
> 
> I'm so glad someone finally brought this up.  OK, I understand this
> geometry--it's the same as adjusting the jib sheet cars so the imaginary
> line bisects the luff.  I get that.  But in practice, the clew of my main is
> never more than an inch or so from the spar itself under full sail.  If I
> reef in for higher winds, I position the car forward right up close to the
> clew.   And for higher winds, you want the outhaul tight to flatten the
> sail, right?  So are you talking about very light air when you ease the
> outhaul?  Still, when I do that, I only ease it a couple inches.  Maybe I
> should be easing it a lot more?  So my question is what's the distance
> between clew and spar and under what conditions?  And the follow-up
> question:  if the clew is within a couple inches of the spar, does the angle
> make any difference?
> 
> Slim
> 
> On 12/10/05 9:44 PM, "Peter Thorn" <pthorn at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
>> Ed,
>> 
>> How's this.
>> Name: IMF outhaul setting ver 2 for Ed.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 84818
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http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attch/200512/10/IMFouthaulset>>
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>> ingver2forEd.pdf
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