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Re: custom sails
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lugnet.pirates
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Wed, 14 May 2003 17:35:11 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Tom Reed writes:
> (Some good advice on sail making).
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> Just a couple of extra points -
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> The product I used for the Misérable and the Intracty was a US product
> called "Stiffie" (!)
i wonder if they have that at my local fabric store. :-) the stuff i have
right now is a heavy 100% cotton canvass. it is relatively stiff, but i may
try to stiffen it up.
> I used a standard paper hole punch for the rigging holes. The paper hole
> punch won't work very well on unstiffened fabric.
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> I ran out of ball joints to rig the sales with - I find 1x1 plates with
> clips (vertical or horizontal) work well, 1x1 plates with rings work a bit
> too well (ie they're too tight) and 2x1 plates with handles work less well.
i found that 2x1 plates with the rod attached perpendicular to it (sorry,
not the best description) work very well also.(they are the peices that you
attach the crossmembers to the mast with)
> Cheers
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> Richie Dulin
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: custom sails
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| (...) I'm not familiar with it, but I'm sure most of the fabric stiffeners would be fine! You may have to experiment with whether you want to dilute it or not. In my case, I didn't like the amount of stiffness that the full strength solution (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | Re: custom sails
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| (...) <snip> (...) I find they work well when the arm is studs up (ie attached to the mast with a 1x4 plate with rod down), and less well for studs down (ie attached to the mast with a 1x4 or 1x2 plate with rod up). The Port Brique workaround for (...) (22 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: custom sails
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| In lugnet.pirates, Tom Reed writes: (Some good advice on sail making). Just a couple of extra points - The product I used for the Misérable and the Intracty was a US product called "Stiffie" (!) I used a standard paper hole punch for the rigging (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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