Seems a little floppy! I don't have a boom vang, which I plan to add soon, but I do have the outhaul pulled tight and the main halyard pulled tight as well. Any advice? (I'm also missing a batten in the middle of the three, if that has any effect.)
Thank you for the advice! Unfortunately I didn’t pay enough attention to the sail shape during my first short trial run. I kind of thought of it afterward and I was lucky enough to have taken this one picture while I was out.You need to pull in the mainsheet (a lot it seems).
With no traveller or vang, the only adjustment tools you have are the halyard…which looks like could be tightened a bit further, the outhaul…which you say is pulled tight, and the mainsheet. I think running downwind will give you a “floppy” look because you need to let the mainsheet out, and don’t have anything to keep the boom down.
The sails are probably baggy, but the sail controls aren’t going to help, especially when trying to run down wind.
What did it look like on a beam reach? Or close hauled?
Greg
No, he is an inexperienced sailor who acquired an old boat that needs a lot of work. He might be feeling a bit overwhelmed by the learning curve.Something seems a bit odd here, the OP has 60 inputs/comments on this site, and that is one of the worst pictures I have seen of sail shape. I hope I’m wrong, but, again, something is odd….
The boat will still sail with the the one you have. Given that 192s were produced between 1984 and 1989 (when the company closed), it is unlikely that you'll find one that is demonstrably better than what you currently have. If you are planning on keeping the boat for any length of time, start budgeting for a new, loose footed one. North Sails is a good place to start for pricing.Anyone selling a mainsail for an oday 192 for a bargain? ;-)
I would like that! Do you have any of the top of your head that you would recommend?Enamrd .There are quite a few reputeable sail lofts that sell used sails. I've had excellant experiances with a few of them.
As your boat is fairly popular, onne would think a replacement with a used one would be less painful.
Measure your actual mast and boom . Many times a sail from a differant make and model will fit close enough