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Re: Flat Sail or Tucks?
By:daren neufeld
Date: 6/8/2002, 10:50 am
In Response To: Re: Flat Sail or Tucks? (John B.)

: I'm going to have to make a sail (someday)...is the sail flat, or did you
: have to cut darts and tucks to have a curved profile on the edge (not sure
: I'm using the correct terminology)....I was thinking about going the
: "poly tarp" route, as I'm not sure I know what I'm doing. Thanks
: for any advice!

: John

hi John;
the sail is flat. i sewed it from scrap nylon left over from my sof. learning to work a sewing machine took longer than to acually do the sewing. i built it exactly like the one in the link in my previous post.
daren......

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: kayak sailing rig
Bill C -- 6/8/2002, 5:33 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak sailing rig
daren neufeld -- 6/8/2002, 9:24 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak sailing rig
Bill C -- 6/8/2002, 5:15 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak sailing rig *Pic*
Grant G -- 6/8/2002, 5:50 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak sailing rig
Terry -- 6/8/2002, 11:20 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak sailing rig
daren neufeld -- 6/8/2002, 2:44 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak sailing rig
Jim Kozel -- 6/8/2002, 1:24 pm
Re: Flat Sail or Tucks?
John B. -- 6/8/2002, 10:17 am
Re: Flat Sail or Tucks?
daren neufeld -- 6/8/2002, 10:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak sailing rig
Eric -- 6/8/2002, 6:49 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak sailing rig
John B. -- 6/8/2002, 6:14 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak sailing rig
Pete Rudie -- 6/8/2002, 9:18 am