[Rhodes22-list] FYI: Hunting/riding sail/petelargo

[elle]

Robert,

(FYI) Those are good links, and the advice is right on
the money, but I'd like the list to know that the
riding sail that Banner Bay advertises is incredible
expensive...and heavy.

I just made one for a friend (with a little help from
Chris G!) using Odyssey from Sailrite: everything,
including shipping came to @ $70. And it was a snap to
make. 

If you want tricolor, just buy three pcs of
different-colored rip-stop nylon, be prepared to say a
few of your favorite words,(It's a bit slippery..but
Sailrite has a solution for that) and have a sharp
sail for a fraction of Banner Bay's.

Anyone with basic sewing skills & a a sewing machine
can make one.

elle


--- Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:

> Some answers to the "Hunting" problem:
> 
> There are at least three ways to reduce or eliminate
> hunting:
> 
> *  Use a riding sail.
> 
> http://www.bannerbaymarine.com/
> http://www.sailrite.com/Tips/riggingthesail.htm
> 
> *  On a single hook, first set the hook as usual,
> then tie a 
> second line to the rode 10 to 20 feet out in front
> of the bow.  
> You may have to temporarily haul in some rode to
> reach that 
> point.  Depending on the type of rode, you can
> either use a 
> rolling hitch 
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_hitch
> 
> or for a stronger union, the butterfly knot
> 
> http://www.iland.net/~jbritton/butterflyknot.htm
> 
> Note that both of these will weaken the rode
> somewhat, as
> will any knot.
> 
> Lead the extra line back to a midships cleat and
> make it fast.
> Adjust it so that the boat is at a slight angle to
> the wind
> or tide, so that it will sail out to one side and
> stay there.
> 
> *  As you suggest, set a second hook.  Upside is
> that you 
> have some redundancy.  The downside is that if wind
> or tide 
> shifts, you may foul one anchor with the other -- if
> they 
> are not sufficiently far apart, as is the case with
> a 
> bahamian mooring.
> 
>
http://www.pelicanpower.com/abacoguide/bahamianmoor.htm
> 
> You will undoutedly find more authoritative answers
> in Chapman's
> or Annapolis Sailing School books.
> 
> /Robert
> 
> R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> > 
> > Pete,
> > Just wondering if you have any chain between the
> anchor and the rode? Glad
> > you are getting some use out of her. Have you
> picked a name yet?
> > Scratches add character. They are also easily
> fixed. Isn't boating  fun?
> > What you call fishtailing is what we call hunting.
> The R22 because of the
> > hull shape is prone to this. The use of two
> anchors can reduce this phenom, but
> > I doubt that you can eliminate it. It's just the
> nature of the hull.
> > 
> > Rummy
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We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.


 
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