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Other: Sail I'm getting ready to make? *Pic*
By:John Monroe
Date: 1/18/2008, 9:20 am

I'm getting closer to making a sail somewhat like the Balogh sail, but out of white poly tarp. I think there are three battens in this sail but I'm not sure if there is a fourth at the bottom. Does anyone know? There are different ways of making the belly (camber) in a sail besides cutting it in the curvature of panel edges. One way is to cut a curve in the luff and foot and the other is to add darts. I will try the luff and foot curvature to start with. If I knew roughly the camber depth I can cut and recut until I get something close.

Thanks for any ideas,
John

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Other: Sail I'm getting ready to make? *Pic*
John Monroe -- 1/18/2008, 9:20 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/20/2008, 2:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/20/2008, 2:40 am
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John Monroe -- 1/20/2008, 3:59 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/21/2008, 2:03 am
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Don Lucas -- 1/20/2008, 2:47 pm
Sail Block *Pic*
John Monroe -- 1/21/2008, 3:44 am
Re: Sail Block
Don Lucas -- 1/21/2008, 11:16 am
Poly Sail Kit *Pic*
John Monroe -- 1/22/2008, 1:01 am
Re: Poly Sail Kit
Chris Ostlind -- 1/22/2008, 10:55 am
Re: Poly Sail Kit
John Monroe -- 1/23/2008, 3:46 am
Re: Poly Sail Kit
Bill Hamm -- 1/27/2008, 2:28 am
Re: Poly Sail Kit
John Monroe -- 1/27/2008, 3:49 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/30/2008, 2:28 am
Re: Poly Sail Kit
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/30/2008, 11:25 pm
Re: Poly Sail Kit
John Monroe -- 1/31/2008, 4:39 am
Re: Poly Sail Kit
Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2008, 1:57 am
Re: Other: Sail I'm getting ready to make? *LINK* *Pic*
Chris Ostlind -- 1/19/2008, 10:03 am
Re: Other: Sail I'm getting ready to make?
John Monroe -- 1/20/2008, 3:35 am
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Mike Savage -- 1/18/2008, 2:04 pm
Re: Other: Sail I'm getting ready to make? *Pic*
John Monroe -- 1/19/2008, 4:19 am
Re: Other: Sail I'm getting ready to make? *Pic*
DrPepper -- 1/19/2008, 7:46 am
Re: Other: Sail I'm getting ready to make?
John Monroe -- 1/20/2008, 5:11 am
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Mike Savage -- 1/19/2008, 7:10 am
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John Monroe -- 1/20/2008, 5:08 am