tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post5141706474369324790..comments2024-03-10T07:03:43.915-04:00Comments on The Log of Spartina: beguiledStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060896232365651376noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-71759386665819997152013-01-03T18:01:41.764-05:002013-01-03T18:01:41.764-05:00Kevin
sounds like you knew the Pathfinder better ...Kevin<br /><br />sounds like you knew the Pathfinder better than I did. Then again, it was a long time before I got a good profile look of her sails. Oh well, they seemed to work ok. The next ones will be even better.<br /><br />I do have a patch of hardwood up where the jaws rub on the mast, and there is leather (now worn) on the jaws. I will adjust when I get the new main.<br /><br />thanks for the advice<br /><br />steveStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060896232365651376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-10388769729974354402013-01-03T15:33:26.402-05:002013-01-03T15:33:26.402-05:00You know Steve I always thought that the Pathfinde...You know Steve I always thought that the Pathfinder main was peaked higher, but when I sailed alongside you I just figured I was remembering it wrong. Now you know. <br /><br />Because the gaff is peaked so high on Slip Jig I had to put a rope hoist on the jaws onto which the haliyard shackle attaches. I originally had the shackle right at the jaws and it pinched between the mast scarring it up a bit.Kevin Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521491724641762526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-1502813062925278572012-12-27T20:50:36.556-05:002012-12-27T20:50:36.556-05:00Steve, excellent..you will not be sorry.Steve, excellent..you will not be sorry.Shawn Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267912099299761613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-43881677810045843092012-12-25T22:29:58.935-05:002012-12-25T22:29:58.935-05:00Bill
That's an interesting idea. I'll che...Bill<br /><br />That's an interesting idea. I'll check it out. Thanks!<br /><br />SteveStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060896232365651376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-13015598960632254712012-12-25T22:14:14.721-05:002012-12-25T22:14:14.721-05:00I have two old sails that have been accumulating d...I have two old sails that have been accumulating dust in my garage for a couple years, and in Googling around for ways to unload them, I discovered this outfit that uses old sails to make bags. If you send them your old sails (they will pay for shipping), they will send you one of their bags, free. <br /><br />http://www.seabags.com/<br /><br />I have zero connection or interest in the company - just an idea. My wife likes the idea, because the sails will be recycled - and she will get two of their cool bags. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950317902951463280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-86433671052957660872012-12-23T17:51:48.283-05:002012-12-23T17:51:48.283-05:00Old ones worked totally fine, no doubt.
But hey,...Old ones worked totally fine, no doubt. <br /><br />But hey, if we're going to get crazy with Steve's boat, I vote for an asymmetric spinnaker hauled out on that bowsprit. Bruce will have a blast getting launched off the foredeck trying to set it. ;-)EyeInHandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673778556242947205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-85050028818434096562012-12-23T17:40:06.150-05:002012-12-23T17:40:06.150-05:00A high peaked gaff main, like on Welsford's sa...A high peaked gaff main, like on Welsford's sailplan, is hard to mount a useful topsail on. Spartina's old main, with the gaff set at a more traditional angle, is a better shape if you want to set a topsail above.photocuriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453343897260760555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-48570631071114958462012-12-23T17:29:05.599-05:002012-12-23T17:29:05.599-05:00That is an interesting idea. I had not thought of...That is an interesting idea. I had not thought of that. In any case Stuart will hang onto the old sails as a reference for the new set.<br /><br />steveStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060896232365651376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-8436072292374763282012-12-23T14:44:26.422-05:002012-12-23T14:44:26.422-05:00Steve,
If the old sails only "didn't wor...Steve,<br /><br />If the old sails only "didn't work" when compared to the new ones, and if you sailed thousands of miles with the old set, seems to me that they were just fine. They certainly pulled Spartina beautifully through the watery wild for many years.<br /><br />The real question is: what will happen to them? I wonder if Stuart could recycle them into a light-air drifter, or a topsail!<br /><br />SethS R Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08934872671798326776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-30985572158489452012012-12-22T18:28:50.833-05:002012-12-22T18:28:50.833-05:00O I get it.. the first set of sails were the lower...O I get it.. the first set of sails were the lower cut sails, the new ones have the high peaked main, made to JW's sailplan—nice! The new sails will be lovely when hoisted aloft I'm sure.photocuriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453343897260760555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-4749984522024244262012-12-22T17:34:31.094-05:002012-12-22T17:34:31.094-05:00Photocurio,
no, I don't mean that at all. Th...Photocurio,<br /><br />no, I don't mean that at all. There are a few details my sailmaker will change, but really it was another sail loft that appears to have cut the main markedly differently than the plans they were given. But then again, I've sailed a couple of thousand miles and routinely exceeded hull speed with the incorrectly cut main. So go figure.<br />From my point of view I've have good performance from the original sails, will get better performance from the new sails. <br /><br />steveStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060896232365651376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-24892256837834584672012-12-22T17:29:17.630-05:002012-12-22T17:29:17.630-05:00Mmmm, that extra aspect height should help a bit g...Mmmm, that extra aspect height should help a bit going to windward. Catch a little more of the fast moving air up high, too. <br /><br />I expect you'll feel a bit more power out of this new set once the cloth relaxes and they settle in, and you may appreciate the deeper reef points.<br /><br />This new girl may be a noticeably better dancer. Something to look forward to.EyeInHandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673778556242947205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-20790949244992225702012-12-22T17:27:03.919-05:002012-12-22T17:27:03.919-05:00What a great piece of romantic writing!What a great piece of romantic writing!John Edward Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13983843497044452774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-59723092181505022302012-12-22T16:59:08.945-05:002012-12-22T16:59:08.945-05:00Do you mean John Welsford got it wrong??Do you mean John Welsford got it wrong??photocuriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453343897260760555noreply@blogger.com