[Rhodes22-list] What is wrong with my mainsail?

[Graham Stewart]

Thanks Roger. Very helpful and appreciated.
Graham
Graham Stewart
gstewart.gm at gmail.com


On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 6:56 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:

> Graham,
>
> I agree with Ric, the main halyard/Cunningham tension isn’t tight enough.
> It also looks like the boom out haul isn’t tight enough.  The leech line on
> the trailing edge of the sail may also be too tight.  But, the luff tension
> and foot tension have to be correct before the leech line can be adjusted.
> If either the halyard or the boom outhaul can’t be tensioned more; then,
> the mainsail was either made wrong or it may have stretched.  Either way,
> your mainsail would need some custom tailoring.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 18, 2023, at 4:53 AM, Ric Stott <ric at stottarchitecture.com>
> wrote:
> > This looks to me like a halyard/down haul tension issue. It appears
> that you have a ‘Continental’ rig with a Stack Pc or Lazy Jack system. It
> should be easy to pull on some down haul to tighten the luff of the sail.
> > Ric
> > Dadventure.
> > HBNY
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Jul 18, 2023, at 2:59 AM, Graham Stewart <gstewart.gm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> My mainsail hangs with a diagonal crease that I can't seem to get rid
> of.
> >> The sail was new a few years ago and was purchased while I was restoring
> >> the boat - which included replacing the inner stay chainplates. I also
> >> changed the furling gear and afterwards it seemed that the inner aft
> stays
> >> and the aft stays were shorter than before.
> >> Might the rake of the mast create this problem or might it be a
> >> poorly constructed sail? I have attached a picture in case one of the
> >> expert sailors on the list can make a suggestion.
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >>
> >> Graham Stewart
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