Can anyone tell me the dimensions of leach, luff and foot for a Yankee foresail on a 1981 h37 Cutter? My Yankee needs replacing but I'm 150 miles away from being able to measure for a quote and looks like it will be weeks yet before I can do the job myself. John Cherubini, do you happen to know? Thanks!
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Some numbers:
luff 45, leech 40, foot 15 for the original. And here are the numbers for the 105% that I am going to order this weekend: luff 44, leech 37.9, foot 17.25. This has an LP of 14.7 feet and the area works out to almost 20% more than original. But I plan to send the old yankee to the sailmaker so that there is no doubt. The quotes I have received are in the "Air Force Sails" post from a few days ago.
luff 45, leech 40, foot 15 for the original. And here are the numbers for the 105% that I am going to order this weekend: luff 44, leech 37.9, foot 17.25. This has an LP of 14.7 feet and the area works out to almost 20% more than original. But I plan to send the old yankee to the sailmaker so that there is no doubt. The quotes I have received are in the "Air Force Sails" post from a few days ago.
105% ?
am i wrong, shouldn't a 105% sail have an LP dimension of 105% of the "J" dimension, which in this case is 17'....in that case the LP of a 105% jib/genoa should be about 17.85'....not the foot dimension....am i missing something here? chet
am i wrong, shouldn't a 105% sail have an LP dimension of 105% of the "J" dimension, which in this case is 17'....in that case the LP of a 105% jib/genoa should be about 17.85'....not the foot dimension....am i missing something here? chet
The 105 question.
You are right, Chet, if discussing a "normal" sail where the foot is perpendicular to the luff. But our yankees have a very high cut clew which makes the foot longer than the LP. It should be 1.05 times the 'J' dimension. But what is 'J' on a cutter? It can't be the normal bow(tack) to mast measurement. I am at the mercy of the sailmaker here.
You are right, Chet, if discussing a "normal" sail where the foot is perpendicular to the luff. But our yankees have a very high cut clew which makes the foot longer than the LP. It should be 1.05 times the 'J' dimension. But what is 'J' on a cutter? It can't be the normal bow(tack) to mast measurement. I am at the mercy of the sailmaker here.
Yankee is gone.
To Hong Kong and Lee Sails. Hopefully it will return in the Spring, in the same box with a new "105".
Forgot to mention in the "Airforce Sail" thread, that price included shipping door-to-door from Hong Kong.
To Hong Kong and Lee Sails. Hopefully it will return in the Spring, in the same box with a new "105".
Forgot to mention in the "Airforce Sail" thread, that price included shipping door-to-door from Hong Kong.- Status