Loose Footed Sail
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Posted: Jun 03, 2009 - 10:03 PM
Wondering since i have a loose footed sail and the tack is adjusted by downhaul not hooked with a gooseneck assy,and the only thing holding the clew is just the rear of the boom via shackle.Could i go boomless or not. -
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Posted: Jun 03, 2009 - 10:19 PM
Isn't there an outhall where the shackle attaches to the boom. -
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Posted: Jun 03, 2009 - 11:33 PM
No just a padeye,Padeye is at the endcap. -
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Posted: Jun 04, 2009 - 03:14 AM
i think it depends more on the length of the foot of the sail. most boomed cats use a long footed sail and most boomless cats a short footed sail
if you just remove the boom and attached the mainsheet blocks directly to the foot of a long footed sail the horizontal component of the mainsheet loads will pull the sail pulled forward and into a horrible shape
if you can compare line drawings of both boomless and boomed boats i think you will see that the sheeting angles are very different
boomless almost vertical and boomed more angled
edited by: erice, Jun 04, 2009 - 02:19 AM -
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Posted: Jun 04, 2009 - 09:52 AM
What type of cat are you talking about?
