Trip 124 - Sunday - Nov 1st

Saturday, was the final day I could order North Sails at the Annapolis Boat Show discount. 25% off. I have to believe others when they tell me, the discount is for real and not something they offer all the time.

I had to place the order on Saturday, which I did. Then, I had the week to measure the boat etc for the new cloth. I went down to measure what I could. A little chilly, but all worked out okay.

Saturday I did order new threads. Main with two sets of reefpoints. 150% Furling Jib and a Gennaker. The equivalent to a spinnaker but which is much easier to fly as it does not need a pole to keep it in the wind.

In the end, there was not much difference in price between a normal cruising sail and their new style called a Radian. So, I went with the fancier one.

The idea with these is to offer a fabric with a kind of one-direction stretch. And make smaller panels with the stretch going along the lines of stress. Hence, alot of seams. I included some sample sketches.

Here is a link for those wanting more info on their proprietary product.

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Also went down to hose out the inside and fetch the remaining stuff. Brought all the necessary tools and was loaded for bear. The big question would be if the water spigots have been shut off yet.

They were not.

So, I strung 200' of Preemo Sams Club hose and 100' of 120v wire, and got started.

I forgot the camera. Apologies.

The project was in two parts. Measure and unload just a little more stuff from inside and secondly, wash'er down. The first part was accomplished in no time, The second? Took four+ hours. This always amazes me how such a simple thing, can take so very very long.

Well, I hooked up a 20amp charger to the battery and relied on the bilge pump to suck the soap water outa Empty Pockets. All worked well. But I must confess, I will have to replace the impeller in that nice pump, as, alot of fibreglas chips, dust, flecks, boulders have gone thru that pump. To prevent that from going into the lake, or the parking lot, I stapled a t-shirt shut at the waist and tied the neck to the hose. Worked fine as a final filter and trapped alot of goo and dust.

I started in front and worked my way to the back. Soap, water, scrub, rinse, pump.

Rinsed every part of the insides where I could shoot a jet of water. Especially behind the liner between it and the hull.

I was dripping wet from head to toe, but once again, the insides are sparkly. Feels good it does. Will try to keep it nice when I start doing the interior this winter.

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Sail Styles

(Following images courtesy of North Sails.)

 

Normal Cut

Fancy Cut

These sails are stronger and hence, in a blow, will get you home in more safety than the normal cut.

A Gennaker, is attached to the bow instead of flown from a pole. So, it is used like a Genoa/Job Sail - not a spinnaker. This one sail is fifty percent larger in area than both the main and jib (at 100%) combined.

The colors and pattern Marcia chose.

The Gennaker comes right off the bow and is alot of sail.

Here, a spinnaker is the white sail to the right of each mast. And to the right of each mast is the spinnaker pole used to hold the leading edge of the sail out into the wind. Several lines are used to lift the pole, then make it fast both Port and Starboard. Followed by attaching the Sheet of the sail to the outer end of the pole. Gets complicated.

The left hand image shows the setup from above the boat. Without the pole, the spinnaker would never stay out there.

 

Later ...