Adding a panel to a Hobie 16 jib

[Daveinet]

There is a new set of Hobie 16 sails for sale on Ebay. The Hobie 16 main is commonly used on my RL24, however the jib is too small. In looking at the sail, it looks as if another panel could be added to the foot, which would make the sail just about the right size. Has anyone ever done this, if so, what were the results?

 

[Cwoody]

The Hobie 16 main is commonly used on my RL24, however the jib is too small. ?

Why dont you just use a Hobie 18 Jib?

HOBIE 16 JIBSAIL
Luff 16ft (4876mm)
Foot 5.75ft (1752mm)
Leech 15.75ft (4800mm)
Perc LP NA
Length Perp 5.61ft (1709mm)
Deck Angle NA
Area 44.84*ft2 (4166mm2)
Comments


HOBIE 18 JIBSAIL
Luff 19.25ft (5867mm)
Foot 7.83ft (2386mm)
Leech 17.58ft (5358mm)
Perc LP 102.14*
Length Perp 7.15*ft (2179mm)
Deck Angle 5.61*
Area 68.83*ft2 (6395mm2)
Comments

Great site for getting sail dimensions: http://www.sailritesails.com/