[Rhodes22-list] Sally Sail - Question to all

[Mary Lou Troy]

Missed the original question but the main is moderately heavy 
sailcloth. Don't know the exact specs. As John said, the In-Mast 
Furling main cannot take horizontal battens and therefore has a 
hollow leach (no roach). In recent years Stan has added a single 
vertical batten to the sail near the clew. It is close enough to the 
outer edge that it does not actually roll up into the slot (or at 
least not much) but it does add some area to the leach of the main. 
There are R22s out there with conventionally battened mains.

Mary Lou
1991 R22  Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 10:34 PM 1/28/2009, you wrote:

>Hi Ken,
>
>For a sail the size of an IMF mainsail 5 oz. dacron should suffice for most
>sailing conditions. Battens are more problematic since they must be vertical
>as opposed to the more conventional horizontal configuration. I have a
>standard mast on my boat and do not know if the inside diameter of the IMF
>mast can accommodate the extra thickness of vertical battens. You may want
>to contact the owner of general boats and talk to the owner one Stan Spitzer
>the man who designed and still builds the rhodes 22. You can e-mail him at
>stan at rhodes22.com
>
>glad ta meet ya
>
>John Shulick
>
>
>Squid wrote:
> >
> > What is the ideal Dacron fabric weight for the IMF Main Sail? Are there
> > any options for battens?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ken
> >
>
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