[bolger] Re: martha jane mainsail yard

I don't have a set of the plans, but I bet it is at least 2 1/2" at the ends
and even thicker in the middle. The yard needs to be *stiff* to control that
large lug. My 114 sq. ft. lug specifies a 1 1/2" untapered yard. It's really
too whippy as designed. It should be about 2" square. I think you can get
away with an undersized boom, but not the yard, IMO.

John Bell
Kennesaw, GA
jmbell@...
http://jmbell.home.mindspring.com

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Sent: Thursday, November 25, 1999 10:47 AM
Subject: [bolger] martha jane mainsail yard


> Hi Gang - I wonder if any of you know the answer to this - the plans for
> martha jane say that the heel of the mainsail hard should be 2 1/2
inches -
> but that doesn't look right to me - and the drawing looks tapered - I
wonder
> if it is supposed to be 1 1/2 inches instead - does anyone know? Steve
> Anderson ( getting close to launch time)
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Hi Gang - I wonder if any of you know the answer to this - the plans for
martha jane say that the heel of the mainsail hard should be 2 1/2 inches -
but that doesn't look right to me - and the drawing looks tapered - I wonder
if it is supposed to be 1 1/2 inches instead - does anyone know? Steve
Anderson ( getting close to launch time)