[Rhodes22-list] Sally Sail - Question to all

[Ronald Lipton]

I got a vertically battened main a couple of years ago.  The batten allows
for
more mainsail area, and made it much easier to balance the boat with the
175 genoa.  I could feel the difference right away.  The batten is near the
rear
of the sail, so it stays outside of the mast when the sail is furled.  It is
not
night and day - but it is worth having if you need to replace the main or
are buying a new or recycled boat.

Ron

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:

> I believe Rummy said that the main with the single vertical batten
> was a distinct improvement over his old main but I don't know what
> was the condition of the sail he replaced. I do know that if we were
> to replace our main we would go with the battened main.
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22  Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
> At 07:10 PM 1/29/2009, you wrote:
>
> >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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