My old Nacra 5.2 main is a little too long to fit my Farrier Tramp with the bimini up. It looks like I need to cut 1ft off as measured with the downhaul cranked down. I was considering removing the head and squaring it off a little. I have seen a few discussion online about it, but most people don't need to make sails shorter so its not a popular topic.
I figure I can remove the head plate and fold the sail over sans bolt rope and restitch it. The top batten pocket will need to be relocated to a steeper angle.
I may reach out to a local sail shop for modifying it as I need to add a reef point or two also.
I have a Sailrite machine.
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Shortening a mainsail
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Posted: Jul 16, 2024 - 07:56 PM
Best idea. The square top conversion could work but without a good design and execution you could just end up with a floppy tip, and nobody wants that.
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Posted: Jul 17, 2024 - 09:50 PM
Cross posted result.
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Posted: Jul 24, 2024 - 04:12 PM
You can easily (especially with your machine) modify the top. I cut a couple of feet off a Tornado main years ago as a cruising sail on my P19. It happens to fit FrankenKitty perfectly.
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Posted: Aug 22, 2024 - 05:18 PM
Scott, did you have to modify the luff curve in the top, when modifying the Tornado main?
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Posted: Sep 03, 2024 - 06:27 PM
No, I literally took scissors, chopped the top, finished the edge and built a batten pocket. I've been using the main for 20 years and it's starting to get some funky hard spots. If I was going to try to seriously race with it, I would adjust the luff curve a little.
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