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RichardG
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Initially Posted - 07/06/2004 :  12:56:27  Show Profile
The leech tends to flutter excessively on my sailing dinghy and I'd like to be able to tame it a bit by adding a leech line. Anyone do this project? Any advice?

Is it simply a narrow pocket sewn along the leech, with a line in the pocket secured at the top batten, plus a method of adjusting the tension of the line at a point just above the clew?



RichardG 81 FK/SR #2657
Terminal Island, CA
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 07/06/2004 :  13:06:04  Show Profile
That sounds about right, Richard. Theoretically, the fabric used to create the pocket should be cut on the bias, but that wastes a lot of sailcloth, and the stress on a dinghy sail shouldn't be all that great. I didn't cut it on the bias when I replaced the leech line pocket on my tall rig 150, and it has held up just fine in winds strong enough to knock the boat down.
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RichardG
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Response Posted - 07/06/2004 :  13:29:50  Show Profile
Thanks, Steve. Is the sailcloth used to make the pocket a separate piece? Is it sewn along both edges of the piece so that the leech line pocket runs between the two rows of stitches (thus the pocket runs between the original sail fabric and the piece added)?
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