[Rhodes22-list] Main sail question

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

HI Susan and welcome,

    The vertical batten allows for a larger mainsail area by allowing 
more material
in the aft end of the sail while maintaining the shape of the sail.  
Without the batten
the leach would flop around.  The older Rhodes 22 mainsails were of the 
traditional
triangular shape and tended to be overpowered by the large genoa.

Ron (L)


On 5/17/15 7:31 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List wrote:
> I purchased AT EASE from Lee Kuhn last fall (1986/2000) and it has a furling
> main sail.  There was a vertical batten (not sure that is the correct term,
> but it was a long round rod) in the mail sail near the clew.  Well, it
> managed to fall out due to wear on the bottom of the sail and I have been
> wondering what it's function is and whether or not I need to replace it. I
> emailed the same question to Stan, but didn't get a response.  I think he is
> busy with his grocery store so I thought the list might be able to help me
> with this.
>
> Susan Crane
> Located on the Bohemia River/Chesapeake Bay
>
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