[Rhodes22-list] IMF Battens

[TN Rhodey]

Art, Maybe adding the batten after unfurling and removing to furl?

Wally


>From: "Arthur H. Czerwonky" <czerwonky at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] IMF Battens
>Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:26:08 -0500 (EST)
>
>Hank,
>One vertical batten is in the sail at the leading edge of the sacrificial 
>cloth, near the clue.  It could be stitched in with a strip of the same 
>cloth and might help the sail somewhat, although not sure.  My original 
>impression of vertical battens is full-length (very long) located at 
>midpoint/s along the foot.  With our mast cross section dimensions, this 
>would be a space challenge.  One might fit.  Any opinions?
>Art
>
>-----Original Message-----
> >From: Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Feb 18, 2007 6:22 AM
> >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] IMF Battens
> >
> >Art,
> >
> >I think so.  It seems the consensus is that it is not feasible to add 
>them
> >to an existing IMF sail.  Is that right?
> >
> >Hank
> >
> >On 2/17/07, Arthur H. Czerwonky <czerwonky at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hank,
> >> Do you have your answer?
> >> Art
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >From: Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com>
> >> >Sent: Feb 17, 2007 12:40 PM
> >> >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] IMF Battens
> >> >
> >> >Hello Rhodies,
> >> >
> >> >Here is a question for those of you with the vertical battens on your 
>IMF
> >> >Sails.  Do you think an existing IMF sail can be modified to add the
> >> >vertical batterns?  If so, approximately where on the sail are they
> >> located
> >> >and how many are they?  How long are they?
> >> >
> >> >Thanks,
> >> >
> >> >Hank
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