2012年10月23日 · I bought a fully battened main for my 31 from Rolly Tasker in Thailand (via a US agent). A fully battened main makes up somewhat for my less than perfect sail trim skills. The quality of the sail is excellent when measured against what I paid for it. You are welcome to come by and have a look at it. Al Lorman S/V Ann West, PSC 31 No. 55 Annapolis

2003年5月1日 · Full Battened Marconi? Jump to Latest 6.9K views 11 replies 6 participants last post by SailNet Archive Aug 6, 2003

2010年2月8日 · A typical full-battened main is cut to suit some pre-bend in the mast, yet my masthead rig has no pre-bend at all. As such, I'm thinking of buying a used too-tall pin top, cutting it down, and adding just one or two full battens. With just two battens hopefully I can forego battcars etc. Is this approach completely ridiculous?

2001年3月26日 · Agree with paulk on sail shape. I also have a fully battened main and would advise that you pay careful attention to the batten retention technique. My preference--after a warranty issue with North Sails--is to insert the battens from the luff end and have the batten pocket closed at the leech.

2007年11月12日 · Greater sail area, since a fully battened main can have a greater roach; Can often use slightly lighter cloth than would otherwise be possible due to having the battens-this is basically a wash most of the time since you have the additional weight of the battens; Less flogging, since the battens help prevent the sail from flogging

2013年11月2日 · I started this thread to help me with my boat search. I've got some good ideas and information and the must haves are, reefable full battened main, roller furling head sail, some way to easily put on a storm jib and fin keel. I'm not having much luck with the storm jib gear because I wouldn't want to deal with running back stays and all that.

2014年8月28日 · Hell, I'll bet if you found a servicable battened main in a dumpster, you'd give it a whirl in a heartbeat Me, I'm very happy with my full-battened main and lazy jacks. Incredibly easy sailhanding, especially for singlehanding. I believe full battens can actually help prolong the life of a main, as flogging essentially becomes a non-issue...

They came up with a mix of the parallel-battened and fan-battened sail (Fig 2 middle). This was the shape I used for my first sail on my Malena in 1990. You can read more about their sails and every aspect of the JR in their monumental work, Practical Junk Rig. Fig 2, right shows the sail I rigged on my present boat, Johanna, in 2002. It is ...

2003年12月7日 · On a fully battened standing lug rig, the sail stays on one side of the mast and each batten is brailed to the mast. On one tack the sail and battens are pressed against the mast and the sail forms an ''S'' shaped section where the battens hit the mast, and on the other tack the sail sags away from the mast resulting in a baggy shape.

2008年4月20日 · (Fresh from the boat show) For a cruising vessel not having battens has a number of advantages. e.g. There is less wear on the sail and it should last three times longer than a battened sail, it can be reefed without having to head up wind, in fact it can be reefed while still powered up, it can be let out further when running.