Hi all, I'm trying to figure out if "Star Cross'd"s mainsail is blown out and needs re-cutting or replacement. Here's what I observe:
1. It's not ***clearly*** obvious that the point of maximum roach is forward of the center of the sail (like a good airfoil ought to have). 2. The sail doesn't seem particularly flat, seems to have a pretty good roach, maybe 6-9 inches at the deepest part 3. I can't seem to get the telltales on both the sides and the leech to fly horizontal at the same time, unless it's blowing pretty hard. The telltales on the leech seem to spend a lot of time sucked around to the windward side. I do all sorts of fiddling with the downhaul, outhaul, traveller, cunningham, flattening reef, and only a good stiff breeze (10+ knots) seems to keep all the main telltales flying. 4. Star Cross'd does seem to go to weather "appreciably", at least on smooth lakes. On bumpy, lumpy, Santa Monica Bay, it's a lot of work to consistently maintain a high pointing angle. Jerry M. has said before that if the sails are blown, the boat will refuse to go to weather. Unfortunately, I haven't raced it against other Monty's to know if I'm performing comparably. Can anyone who has a new M-17 sail tell me if their sail looks and behaves like Star Cross'd's mainsail? Thanks. I should probably send these questions to Kern Sails, they should know for sure. Thanks again for any help you can provide. John Fleming M-17 #357: "Star Cross'd" _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
