Hi Chris The two top batten locations, angle and diameter has changed. Little steps on trying to make the sail work better without the squartop...
DIY Try Guy I am also working on this sail that roller furls. It should be done this weekend to try out. [IMG]
I am not an "in the box" kind of guy.:cool:
It looks just like a barber Pole when furled. The battens do not bend much as they are going around the mast pretty much straight up. Get a thin...
Perm Stress No they are 3/16" pultruded fiberglass rods similar to what a Hobie Islander has for their sails. It roller furls very easy. The hard...
Hi Chris No. The husband and wife team had trouble on one of the two boats and both decided to drop out. Mark just had too much sail area and...
Perm Stress Here is a video so you can see the reefing. The current configuration is much more easy to do....
Brian That is very interesting. After all the years tweaking my Raptor I ended up with the following. I made changes in the length and...
The system has to be dropped from 20" above the water line and not extend more than 60" to the rear. Direct drive seem's best. Info on best...
[IMG] [IMG] It will go in the corner between the cot crossbeam and the curved traveler. Just to the right of the curved mast holder on the...
Hi all First post here. I have a outrigger sailing canoe that is the same size as a Hobie 16. It weighs 160 Lbs and want a rig to get me out of...
Hi All This winter I finished the final details of my Raptor that included the active water ballast system in the ama and removable stays on my...
Post #36 at SA will confirm what I just said.
There is nothing in the posts of this years race that shows that Randy was picked up by the Coast Guard. I have checked all the posts and the last...
Chris Thanks for the compliment. The main reason I explored the water ballast idea was that on calmer days I still had to use both hands...
Bill On that video I just added about a 1/2 tank of ballast and left it in during the whole time shooting the video. I also reefed the sail a...
This has been a great discusion on small camping multihulls. One other option are the ideas I incorperated on my outrigger sailling canoe. Like...
After a few years I ended up with this . It works very well as you can see by the video. I do plan to have removable stays that furl with the sail...
I have been sailing my Raptor for a few years and have everything working well. The last improvement is to add a Forestay and Side stays to my...
Water Ballast I have been sailing my Raptor with the water ballast system I installed for a while now. It has worked very well to the point I...
