Re: Sailrite vs polytarp
> Chuck, spend the money, and the time, and get a Sailrite kit.How long did it take to assemble the sail?
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Peter
Chuck, spend the money, and the time, and get a Sailrite kit.
I've had both, spent over $50 for the polytarp sail for Entropy, just on
hardware and material. Messed it up, and had to spend $50 again to do it
over. Paid less than $300 for the Sailrite kit, less shipping.
The polytarp stretches to much, lots of hook, lots of drag, marginal shape.
Sailrite has done oddles and gobs of square sails. I can point with sloop
rigs with mine, and I'm just about as fast in my square boat as the
tupperware boats.
It's worth the money, very much so.
Richard Spelling,http://www.spellingbusiness.com/boats
From the muddy waters of Oklahoma
I've had both, spent over $50 for the polytarp sail for Entropy, just on
hardware and material. Messed it up, and had to spend $50 again to do it
over. Paid less than $300 for the Sailrite kit, less shipping.
The polytarp stretches to much, lots of hook, lots of drag, marginal shape.
Sailrite has done oddles and gobs of square sails. I can point with sloop
rigs with mine, and I'm just about as fast in my square boat as the
tupperware boats.
It's worth the money, very much so.
Richard Spelling,http://www.spellingbusiness.com/boats
From the muddy waters of Oklahoma
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Leinweber" <chuck@...>
To: <bolger@egroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: [bolger] hollow mast
> > By the way ... I did get a sailrite sail and the difference in light
winds
> > is amazing.
> >Chris
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> Chris:
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> Do you think the improved performance is due to the shape of the sail. and
> do you think it would be possible to get the same results in polytarp If
one
> knew what one was doing?
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> Chuck
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