[Rhodes22-list] Round batten and wrinkles in new main?

[PBR]

I got my sails through Stan and received them early 2021.  I was surprised
to see a round batten and it was shorter than I expected.  Unfortunately,
I have not yet had the opportunity to install either so I can't compare
batten length to pocket length yet.
-Patrick


On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 11:42 PM Graham Stewart <gstewart.gm at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Personally, I would be very skeptical of that explanation.
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 10:58 PM Michael McKay <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Happy Holiday Fellow Rhodies!
> >
> > I just installed a new IMF mainsail I ordered from Doyle Barbados.  It
> > came with a round batten which was way too short for the batten pocket.
> I
> > installed my old batten which is flat and fit well, although it protrudes
> > about 1/2” out of the pocket.
> >
> > Doyle claims that round battens became standard for R22 mainsails about
> > 8-10 years ago. Can anyone confirm that?
> >
> > In addition, the sail has prominent wrinkles behind and below the draft
> > stripe (see attached photo).  Doyle gave me the following
> explanation—does
> > this sound credible to you?
> >
> > > The wrinkles you are seeing in the cloth are from shipping creases and
> > impacts from shipping with the sail while being folded. (For example, a
> > package gets dropped on end when in transit and the sail hits the edge of
> > the box with a bit of force on a crease and therefore creates a pinch).
> > This will smooth and flatten out with some use.  I can say that with
> > absolute confidence as you can see from the picture that the wrinkles are
> > not emanating from any  panel seams but instead are coming out of the
> fold
> > lines. Woven Dacron is sealed with a resin which makes a porous weave
> > closed and therefore efficient for use as a sail. That resin is initially
> > quite hard but softens with use and time, as the sail gets used it will
> > smooth out quite a bit.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Michael McKay
> > s/v Liber, 2006/2108
> >
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