Re: Polytarp sail for Eeek!

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "proaconstrictor" <proaconstrictor@...>
wrote:

>a sail for the Fat Eeek!

http://www.hometown.aol.com/polysail/HTML/article.htm

#15661, a node in the ESC story, :) go for it.

>
> I think you can find info about Dave Gray's polysails at Duckworks

Magazine

> (Google polytarp duckworks, for example)
> --
>

I read his article there, and in fact my cad angle is just to develop a
full size drawing, but also print it out so I can do his paper thing.
SO far the Jim Michaluk's pages on a sprit boom sail seem the most
detailed.

Thanks for all the help everyone.

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "captreed48" <captreed@...> wrote:

>
> Failing
> > that is there any new info on poly sails. A lot of the sites I found
> > seemed pretty old or had buttons that didn't work...
>
> Try the Excel sail calculator here:
>
>http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/05/articles/saildart/free.cfm
>
> It produces a pretty good poly tarp sail.
>
> Reed
> >
>

See also

http://www.duckworksbbs.com/sails/jim/ladybug/index.htmwhere there's
a link to a custom sail ordering menu with various materials.

Also, SailCut, if you have Windows:

http://www.sailcut.com/

>I'm sitting in front of the CAD designing a sail for the Fat Eeek! I
>have. I'm going to use the Eeek sail for the time being until I figure
>out whether the wider boat will accept more sail.
>
>Has anyone built a sail for this design? Or a simmilar rig? Failing
>that is there any new info on poly sails. A lot of the sites I found
>seemed pretty old or had buttons that didn't work...

I think you can find info about Dave Gray's polysails at Duckworks Magazine
(Google polytarp duckworks, for example)
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Failing

> that is there any new info on poly sails. A lot of the sites I found
> seemed pretty old or had buttons that didn't work...

Try the Excel sail calculator here:

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/05/articles/saildart/free.cfm

It produces a pretty good poly tarp sail.

Reed

>

I'm sitting in front of the CAD designing a sail for the Fat Eeek! I
have. I'm going to use the Eeek sail for the time being until I figure
out whether the wider boat will accept more sail.

Has anyone built a sail for this design? Or a simmilar rig? Failing
that is there any new info on poly sails. A lot of the sites I found
seemed pretty old or had buttons that didn't work...