Re: [bolger] Fluke Fishing sail?
David-
I vote for a loose-footed sprit sail and a gate (ala Pete Culler) in the
mast thwart so you can easily raise or drop the mast while at sea. Be sure
to fit a brail, then you can dowse the sail without moving from the helm. A
sprit rig will have the shortest, lightest spars for any given sail area,
and it sails just fine once you get used to it (I've got one).
I vote for a loose-footed sprit sail and a gate (ala Pete Culler) in the
mast thwart so you can easily raise or drop the mast while at sea. Be sure
to fit a brail, then you can dowse the sail without moving from the helm. A
sprit rig will have the shortest, lightest spars for any given sail area,
and it sails just fine once you get used to it (I've got one).
On Mon, 3 Jul 2000 09:58:50 -0400, David wrote:
> ...
> The fluke fishing is all time just out from the beach I sail off of.
> What I need is a sail that is easy to take down and wrap up so I can
> drift for fluke, and then is easily re-deployed when I want to reset
> my drift or head back to the beach with my load of fish. Handiness is
> more important than performance.
>
> Any opinions out there?
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David:
You might check Bolger's Small Boats; there's a chapter on a Sunfish-
type boat he designed for a guy in Palm Beach to use in fishing in
the Gulf Stream. It used a lateen rig, but I think was meant to be
sailed while he was landing the fish.
Another possibility would be a lug rig, either balanced or standing.
They raise and lower reliably, although the aft end of the yard will
come down first (Bolger has had various ideas about controlling
this). One nice thing about the lugs in the lowered yard, sail and
boom can be lashed together and then hoisted out of the cockpit or
off the deck. Also worth considering would be a gaff rig with lazy
jacks to support the boom and yard...
Gary Blankenship
Tallahassee, FL
You might check Bolger's Small Boats; there's a chapter on a Sunfish-
type boat he designed for a guy in Palm Beach to use in fishing in
the Gulf Stream. It used a lateen rig, but I think was meant to be
sailed while he was landing the fish.
Another possibility would be a lug rig, either balanced or standing.
They raise and lower reliably, although the aft end of the yard will
come down first (Bolger has had various ideas about controlling
this). One nice thing about the lugs in the lowered yard, sail and
boom can be lashed together and then hoisted out of the cockpit or
off the deck. Also worth considering would be a gaff rig with lazy
jacks to support the boom and yard...
Gary Blankenship
Tallahassee, FL
--- Inbolger@egroups.com, David Ryan <david@c...> wrote:
> FBBB --
>
> My sail type experience is limited to sleeve rigs, (sabots, lasers,
> bastard teal rig,) and factory track and halyard rigs.
>
> Neither one of these is suitable to my next endeavor.
>
> The fluke fishing is all time just out from the beach I sail off
of.
> What I need is a sail that is easy to take down and wrap up so I
can
> drift for fluke, and then is easily re-deployed when I want to
reset
> my drift or head back to the beach with my load of fish. Handiness
is
> more important than performance.
>
> Any opinions out there?
>
> YIBB,
>
> David
>
> CRUMBLING EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS
> 134 W.26th St. 12th Floor
> New York, NY 10001
> (212) 247-0296
FBBB --
My sail type experience is limited to sleeve rigs, (sabots, lasers,
bastard teal rig,) and factory track and halyard rigs.
Neither one of these is suitable to my next endeavor.
The fluke fishing is all time just out from the beach I sail off of.
What I need is a sail that is easy to take down and wrap up so I can
drift for fluke, and then is easily re-deployed when I want to reset
my drift or head back to the beach with my load of fish. Handiness is
more important than performance.
Any opinions out there?
YIBB,
David
CRUMBLING EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS
134 W.26th St. 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 247-0296
My sail type experience is limited to sleeve rigs, (sabots, lasers,
bastard teal rig,) and factory track and halyard rigs.
Neither one of these is suitable to my next endeavor.
The fluke fishing is all time just out from the beach I sail off of.
What I need is a sail that is easy to take down and wrap up so I can
drift for fluke, and then is easily re-deployed when I want to reset
my drift or head back to the beach with my load of fish. Handiness is
more important than performance.
Any opinions out there?
YIBB,
David
CRUMBLING EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS
134 W.26th St. 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 247-0296