Thanks, Jerome. It's a good idea to watch tell tales. I've started to pull battens out of my main after noticing the weird sail's shape near the top. I think I'm going to put telltales around there ...
Now, after you mentioned a different story about the jib, I'm really intrigued about it ... Andrei H14T, H16 --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "jv1234_99" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 <*> 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/
