Furler is the Weak Link Okay, I think I have made up my mind. My standing rigging is 1/8" wire. Industry standard breaking strength is 1780 lbs....
Good point. I thought of that after I posted. The furler has a 900 lb. load breaking strength. I know my stays are not tensioned that much, but I...
I sail a Precision 16 non-ballasted dinghy. I always dry sail the boat (trailer it for each use). It is a fractional sloop rig (single pair of...
Drifter Size Correct. That's my understanding. I'm not sure what your point is - but I'd like to know. "Its always a tough call to spec a...
Mast Strength Thanks for your input. Considering all the details related to deciding on the size and characteristics of my new light-air head...
I made a drawing of my sail plan with my new drifter. I hope it appears!
Correction, the jib is more like 57 square feet in size. Here is a PDF brochure of the boat:...
I have a Precision 16 sailing dinghy. I currently have only the original sails - a main (95 ft2) and 115% jib (65 ft2). The unballasted...
The one on the right. No wood in the seating area. What do you have for me?
Thanks for all the suggestions. Pretty much all of them I think are spot on and I will be applying them. First thing is to make sure my side...
Yes, I think you are correct. I have to have a way to snug the entire rig up tighter. I will add at least the turnbuckle to the headstay and do...
Thanks for your input - that's a great idea. I had thought of some sort of simplistic running backstays in spite of all the evils I have heard...
I'm quite sure much of the reason the headstay is so sloppy in a breeze is because of the way the chainplates are attached to the hull. I'm well...