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77Gypsy
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Initially Posted - 04/04/2005 :  01:49:02  Show Profile
i think i have decided on a full baten main and a hank on 110% working jib.

1. i know sail warwehouse has good prices but how is the quality of their OEM line?

2. Have any of you experience buying from National Sail Supply? there prices are a bit better but the make of the sails are not specified and was wondering about their quality.

3. MOST IMPORTANTLY for those with full battens, have you ever had a problem with the leech coming in cantact with the back stay, i hear full battens have a slightly larger sail area and this is a possibility in other boayt. I sthe sail is designed for Catalina, I would tyhink this is a non-issue.


Steve
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Dave Laux
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Response Posted - 04/04/2005 :  07:43:45  Show Profile
My main overlaps the backstay by about 16 inches. Its only a problem in very light winds. Dave
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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 04/04/2005 :  08:31:39  Show Profile
I have a new Ullman full-batten main (Catalina 25 Tall Rig). I have not yet observed the roach of the sail contacting the backstay.
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tinob
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Response Posted - 04/04/2005 :  09:31:15  Show Profile
DITTO LARRT'S POST.

Val on the hard DAGNABIT
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matsche
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Response Posted - 04/04/2005 :  11:46:44  Show Profile
My second batten used to hit. It stuck out an inch beyond the roach with the strap on it. I cut off an inch from the batten and problem gone.
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 04/04/2005 :  12:04:05  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
My full roach North racing main overlaps the backstay by quite a lot. Tacking in light air, slack the mainsheet a couple of inches, push the boom over and give it a wiggle if the leach hangs up. Tighten mainsheet. Not a problem.

Steve, you should just go with new sails from Ulman Ventura (Gary Swensen). You can't go wrong. They are cheaper and better.
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Bruce Baker
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Response Posted - 04/04/2005 :  14:07:02  Show Profile
I've got the fully battened main from Catalina Direct made my Ulman. I love it! The top batten does sometimes hit the backstay, but it hasn't been a real problem. Nor has it been a problem to fill the sail on light days.
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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 04/04/2005 :  14:48:54  Show Profile  Visit aeckhart's Homepage
Steve,

The leech over-lapping the backstay is not necessarily symptomatic of a full battened main. Some of us who race have opted to get a fuller roach, a sail option authorized under PHRF handicapping rules. The fuller roach causes the main to extend beyond the backstay a bit. To support the over-size roach I ordered a full batten at the top and standard length battens below. Others have the top two battens full length. Cruisers on the other hand, Who do not need a full roach main, find that dropping and handling the main with full battens and lazy jacks makes the whole process easier, particularly for one person. I have sent my sail back to North for full battens this year because I am cruising more than racing now and sailing by myself more often.

By the way, the larger roach will add tenths of knots to boat speed if you are a racer.

Al
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