My H16 came from the factory with tapered battens for the main. I am pretty sure the jib has them too but not positive. If it's that important I can pull one and let you know.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "jv1234_99" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 1:56 PM Subject: [beachcats] Re: Do you taper main battens? > > > Andrei: For what it's worth (probably not much)...I don't think any > of the H16 battens have ever come from Hobie tapered (could be > wrong). I taper the top three (6th through 8th per your > nomenclature) just so that (when desired) I can get some kind of > shape into them without having to honk too hard on the batten ties > (which leads to other problems). I have no idea what the deflection > load is, but I know that the top few battens are extremely stiff, > because they're so short. From your description, it sounds like your > 7th one is way overtapered. > > With all that said, I'm not sure that tapering or not makes a damn > bit of difference on the mainsail. The tapering I've done does seem > to help make the top main tell tale act better over a variety of > conditions, though, which makes me feel better at least! I know some > really good H16 sailors who taper all their main battens and some who > taper none. Personally, I think that on the H16 the overall > condition of the mainsail itself overrides batten tapering/tension > factors in most instances. > > Now the jib is a totally different story....... > > Jerome Vaughan > Hobie 16 "RATTLE 'N HUM" > Clinton, Mississippi > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "apsoft4u" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> That's the article I mentioned in my original post but in different >> location. And besides the theory which is certanly absolutely >> relevant for H16, it tells specifically about H14 battens > deflection >> load giving the numbers. Having both H14 and H16 I happened to know >> how much bigger H16's main is and how much longer and heavier the >> battens there. >> The problem is that applying as much downhaul as possible and >> sheeting main block to block, does NOT make the sail around that >> weak 7th batten flat. There is too much of a draft even with almost >> no wind. I can imagine what 20kn would do with that draft. >> >> Does anybody do anything with H16 battens? >> >> Andrei >> >> > > > > > > Group Home > http://www.TheBeachcats.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Group Home http://www.TheBeachcats.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
