Does someone know the lengths of the battens in the mainsail of the H26? Also, any advice regarding sourcing replacements would be appreciated. Thanks!
Batten Lengths H26
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jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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With your sail spread out in a loft/on the grass/ in your basement... you can use a ruler to measure the length width of the pocket. You can also use an old batten to get a good approximation.
Be sure that you check the batten pocket on the sail if batten is just missing. They sometimes fly out of a torn pocket, soar through the air then dive deep into the water.
Then all you can do is repair the pocket and best guess by measuring the pocket size.
Be sure that you check the batten pocket on the sail if batten is just missing. They sometimes fly out of a torn pocket, soar through the air then dive deep into the water.
Then all you can do is repair the pocket and best guess by measuring the pocket size.
When the batten is cut to size to fit the batten pocket, make darn sure all the ends are rounded and sand smooth so not to tear the batten pockets
yeah... what @Crazy Dave Condon said... you can also buy end caps from sail rite.... actually they are a good source of battens as well
Batten End Caps 1"
DetailsBatten End Caps 1" are designed to protect your sails from fiberglass batten ends. Fiberglass battens are hard to sand smooth across the grain and tend to delaminate at the ends unless protected. These batten end caps are designed to fit tightly over the batten end and in most cases...
Yeah I remember all the times I sold them as those end caps came off easily. I kept those in supply
My H240 takes 5/8" battens. I ordered a seven foot section with caps from Sailrite. I had issues with it not staying in. After several attempts at resewing the pocket I folded sail tape over the leech and haven't had any issues since. I was able the measure the pocket with the sail laying over the boom.