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    Junk rig on modern hulls

    Stefan, yes, Samson is a ferro boat, based on the 45' Samson C-Deuce, stretched to 49' (Disp= 23ton). The sails are 70 + 37sqm with about 10%...
    Post by: Arne Kverneland, Aug 5, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Junk rig on modern hulls

    Stefan, I have had 4 boats with sloop JRs, so far. I have seen halyards being coiled on spools and that worked well. On my boats I stuff the...
    Post by: Arne Kverneland, Aug 4, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Junk rig on modern hulls

    Micah 719 (..why on earth don't people use their real names here?..) Here, if I am lucky, this link should take you to a little write-up,...
    Post by: Arne Kverneland, Aug 1, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Junk rig on modern hulls

    Thanks Jamie Yes, she is very good for the protected waters around my town, Stavanger in Norway. Now I will try to upload 2 files, one jpeg file...
    Post by: Arne Kverneland, Jul 31, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Junk rig on modern hulls

    The junkrig is generally easy to sail downwind, except that a good size rudder is helpful, as on any catrig. I have only sailed the rig by the lee...
    Post by: Arne Kverneland, Jul 31, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Junk rig on modern hulls

    http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=101722&stc=1&d=1438334038...
    Post by: Arne Kverneland, Jul 31, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Junk rig on modern hulls

    Jamie, I admit that I am not quite in the fine-tuning category of laser sailors! I have made a couple of JR, wooden masts slightly oval, but then...
    Post by: Arne Kverneland, Jul 30, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Junk rig on modern hulls

    Roger Taylor's Min Ming II surely has a fine and efficient rig. My rigs are basically quite similar, except that I sew the panels together at the...
    Post by: Arne Kverneland, Jul 30, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Junk rig on modern hulls

    PDW, sorry for my very late answer. The cloth I use nowadays is called Odyssey III. It is 6.5US Oz (Measured to about 224g/sqm). It is a...
    Post by: Arne Kverneland, Jul 29, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Junk rig on modern hulls

    You may be right Mr Watson. However, the fact is that the average tacking angle of my two present junk-rigged boats is just outside 90deg. The...
    Post by: Arne Kverneland, Feb 4, 2014 in forum: Sailboats
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    Junk rig on modern hulls

    Petros, when I rigged my first boat (23’ Albin Viggen, “Malena”) with cambered panels in 1994, I was anxious to see if the boat performed...
    Post by: Arne Kverneland, Feb 4, 2014 in forum: Sailboats
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    Junk rig on modern hulls

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] PDW, first of all, I don't criticize you for following the designers plans. However, my plans and sails are quite well...
    Post by: Arne Kverneland, Feb 3, 2014 in forum: Sailboats
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    Junk rig on modern hulls

    PDW, just a question, first: Did the junk sails of that Benford dory have camber in them? A while ago a builder/sailor of a Badger clone...
    Post by: Arne Kverneland, Feb 3, 2014 in forum: Sailboats
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    Junk rig on modern hulls

    The bad tack is not as bad as one should think. The telltales at the leech clearly indicate an attached airflow at the lee side, but the "groove"...
    Post by: Arne Kverneland, Feb 3, 2014 in forum: Sailboats
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    Junk rig on modern hulls

    Hi all I came across this posting with a photo of my own boat, Johanna, with that blue junk sail. I can assure you that the cambered panels are...
    Post by: Arne Kverneland, Feb 3, 2014 in forum: Sailboats