[Rhodes22-list] Battened IMF - more ways than one

[Rik Sandberg]

Ed

"Maybe Stan should change the standard mast top crane to have an arm about a
meter in legth toward aft"


That's the ticket ...... You could run a gaff rig then :-) I'm sure 
Stan'll get right on that, eh.

Rik

Tootle wrote:
> Stan settled on the current design with the batten at the sacrificial edge. 
> A similiar design has been put into use by sailmakers for other boats that
> have IMF.  
>
> There is at least one other Rhodie out there who has verticle battens in an
> old design IMF.  That Rhodie has piped up on this forum.  Maybe Art should
> study the archives... 
>
> The new design is intended to increase the roach, which is normally much
> larger in area in racing main sails of the standard main design.
>
> Unfortunately, with the position of the back stays, the main sail size is
> restricted.  That way why of Roger P change his mast top crane to position
> the stays further back.  That allowed for even more roach.
>
> Maybe Stan should change the standard mast top crane to have an arm about a
> meter in legth toward aft so as to allow a new main sail similar to the ones
> used in the America Cup races?  Such a device would allow for more main sail
> area without increasing mast height, imagine that.
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA 
>