Thanks for the clarification. But a few more questions that several of us
"techies" are wondering about:
1) With the lapper fully unfurled and close hauled, exactly what happens to
your boat? Does she stall, or try to turn the bow upwind (weather helm) or
try to turn the bow downwind (lee helm)? What strength wind conditions are
you sailing in when this happens?
2) Do you know what the dimensions of your Sailrite lapper? Is it the same as
the IM ones that I described in a previous posting?
RE your question about the UV edge cover: I doubt from you description that
you got an UV edge cover on your furling sail. It would be made of a separate
piece of different cloth 4-8" wide, sewn (or glued which is not as nice) along
the foot and leech of the sail. The idea is that the cloth is "sacrificial"
-- when it rots from UV exposure, you can replace it cheaply and the rest of
the sail is not damaged. If you leave your sail out in the sun when it's
stored, you can have one put on by a sailmaker. Around SF Bay, it costs about
$75US to do this. If your sail is stored out of the sun most of the time, you
don't need to worry (and you don't need the extra weight on the edge of the
sail)
When I talked to Sailrite about building me a sail, the UV edge cover was
optional (read: more money). They use a fabric called "Insignia", which is a
lite-weight UV material sewn along the edge of the sail; Ithink they usually
use white Insignia.
Regards,
Judy B.
In a message dated 2/4/99 10:54:11 AM Pacific Standard Time,
freelanc@execpc.com writes:
> Sorry About the confusion, I should have said Close Hauled with fully
> unrolled
> Furler, using Lapper.
> Ted-Milwaukee WWPotter19 Hull940 "Sea Breeze"
>
> JBlumhorst@aol.com wrote:
>
> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > West Wight Potter Website at URL
> > http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> > Hi Ted,
> >
> > I'd be curious to know what the measurements are for you Sailrite Lapper.
> I
> > contacted them about having them make sails and they sent me some
> measurements
> > that were not at all like the Jerry's IM lapper. The data in the
> sailmakers'
> > reference books is wrong for the P19 tall rig.
> >
> > The measurements they proposed (vs. Jerry's) were:
> > Luff 14.46' (17.50)
> > foot 9.8' (8.42)
> > leech 11.98' (14.68)
> > LP 8.05' (6.85)
> > Area 58 (60)
> >
> > I wonder if this accounts for the difference in handling. Did you mean
> that
> > the boat heads up or runs downwind? The Sailrite jib has a much lower
> center
> > of effort and it's further aft, which I think should give it less weather
> > helm. I'm assuming you have the tall rig, not the short rig.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Judy B.
> >
> > Judith Blumhorst, DC
> > HMS18/P19 Fleet Cap/n, Potters Yachters
> > 1985 WWP-19 #266 "Red Wing"
> > SF Bay, CA
> >
>