[Rhodes22-list] Sail batten

[Cary Tolbert]

Rob, the sail that came with my boat was a flat bar style and fit snugly in
the pocket in the sail. I bought a replacement sail from Stan
and it came WITHOUT a batten. I reused the batten from the old sail and it
fit perfect.in the intended pocket. The 50 inch length sounds about right.
Going from memory the bar is about 1/2 inch thick and approximately 2 inch
in width and also appeared to be of fiberglass material. Since the flat bar
fit so exactly to the sail
I would assume it is the intended OME.
Cary
Radford, VA

On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 1:49 PM Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:

> I just got a new main from Doyle.  The batten that came with it is a 1/2"
> diameter fiberglass round rod that is 50" long and has rubber caps on each
> end (I just measured it). Do others have a rod or a flat bar? - rob
>
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>
> While sailing on the lake last fall I somehow lost the vertical batten for
> my Doyle sail. Does anyone have the dimensions of the original so I can
> source a new one.? The batten that came with the boat was a 1/4 round rod
> but the slot looks like it will accommodate somewhere around a 1" flat bar.
> I suspect the rod was not original and was always trying to slip past the
> velcro strap.
>
> Michael Riter
> SV Emma B
>