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RichardMueller
Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 85 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 8:42 pm Post subject: Tight battens |
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How can you tell if your battens are too tight or too loose? What is the right setting? |
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norcom
Joined: 16 Jun 2008 Posts: 137
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Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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If you see wrinkles around the battens they're too loose. If your battens are S shaped, they're too tight. If you have no battens, your sail's too old.
Most manufacturers have videos/instructions on how to tune their sails. |
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manuel
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Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 1158
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Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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The right setting is to tighten your battens until the wrinkles along the batten on the sail are gone. Do not go beyond this point. |
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KevinDo
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Joined: 02 Jul 2012 Posts: 426 Location: Cabrillo Inside
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 10:48 am Post subject: |
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manuel wrote: | The right setting is to tighten your battens until the wrinkles along the batten on the sail are gone. Do not go beyond this point. |
I tend to add just maybe a little bit more of tension on the bottom 2 battens. Maybe one more full turn.
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konajoe
Joined: 28 Feb 2010 Posts: 517
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 10:55 am Post subject: |
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Take out all of the guess work. Find the rigging guide for your sail, and read it. The sail designer knows best. Don't assume that what is right for one sail is right for another sail. |
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vikingsail
Joined: 12 May 1998 Posts: 46
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 11:30 am Post subject: |
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Sails with tube battens sometimes have a wrinkle where the rod enters the tube, don't worry about this wrinkle as long as the rest are taken out. |
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vmaher2045
Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 54
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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A month ago I would have agreed with the just tension to remove wrinkles idea. Bought some used north sails and didn't like them out of the bag.
Watched this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2SzYLo14p8 on rigging the North. Batten tensioning starts at about 5 mins in. Made a big difference. BTW my Norths like to be way more downhauled then any of my previous sails. Most people, like if I saw them rigged for the first time, would say that's too much downhaul. But that's what works for me with these sails. BTW they're North Dukes. Work well now.
Doesn't mean every sail needs this type of tensioning but tensioning doesn't seem that simple anymore. One of the things I'm experimenting with is how much "S" curve force I want on the lower batten. More immediate shape vs. the need to "pop" the batten. |
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DanWeiss
Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 2296 Location: Connecticut, USA
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Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 10:14 am Post subject: |
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What kind of sail is it? It really does matter as different sails use widely varying amounts of batten tension.
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DanWeiss
Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 2296 Location: Connecticut, USA
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Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 10:15 am Post subject: |
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What kind of sail is it? It really does matter as different sails use widely varying amounts of batten tension.
Let us know and more detailed advice can follow. _________________ Support Your Sport. Join US Windsurfing!
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mac
Joined: 07 Mar 1999 Posts: 17748 Location: Berkeley, California
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Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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Dan is right, the sail type matters a lot. But all sails should have progressive twist. The bottom 2, and sometimes three battens, should form the pocket and be wrinkle free. When you have the boom attached, but no tension on the outhaul, you should be able to pick up the tail of the boom and see the sail progressively twist. Each batten should be a little bit lower. For the battens above the boom, the amount of wrinkle in the sail is much less important than the progressive twist--which makes the sail user friendly in puffs.
Each sail designer has their own "wrinkle", so read the manual, and talk to the fastest sailor at your launch and get him or her to look at your sail and suggest rigging changes. |
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