[Rhodes22-list] Wasps!

[elle]

What I was going to suggest was a 'boot' that starts
at the front of the mast, comes around each side,
engulfs the gooseneck & the gathered sail, and cinches
@ 12-18" from the front of the main.

I would suggest using zippers w/flap top & bottom, and
a cinch on top and bottom of mast opening, & around
the main. 

In a pinch, you could cinch with bungees.


elle
 
--- John Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com> wrote:

> At 11:40 AM 4/21/2008 -0700, you wrote:
> 
> >That's what I suspected...can you or the wife sew?
> >Straight stitching..?
> 
> Yes, my wife used to sew very well.  Don't know
> where the machine is 
> now... buried in a pile in the storage center I
> imagine.  But it can 
> be found again in needed.
> 
> Are you going to suggest a backpacker's flap?  I had
> those on packs 
> and stuff sacks with cinch closures.  Basically you
> just sew in a 
> flap a little larger than the opening just inside
> the cinch 
> cord.  Then when you cinch it up, the flap seals the
> opening.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> John Lock
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
> Lake Sinclair, GA
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
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We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)


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