[Rhodes22-list] Sally Sail - Question to all

[John Shulick]

Ken,
 
 I am by no means an expert on sail performance but I don't think you will
get a significant increase in performance over the stock sail. I know there
are several guys on this forum who have raced their R22s perhaps they will
notice this thread and chime in.

John Shulick


Squid wrote:
> 
> Hi John,
> Thanks for the response. I'll take your advise and e-mail Stan. I'm not
> even sure if adding battens would give a significant improvement to the
> R22 main sail performance. What do you think?
> Ken
> 
> John Shulick 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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