Date: 8/10/1998, 11:06 am
Where are you getting the material/knowhow for the sail? I priced out my batwings and the reply from SailRite was...
>Brian, the rushton sail rig information was very helpful. The large mainsail would
>run about $150.00 in kit form, $300.00 finished, the smaller mizzen $120.00 kit, and
>$240.00 finished. I will need to know how you were planning to attach the sails to
>your spars. These two sails can't be computer cut with our design system.
... ouch!!!
Have you try the poly tarp ones?
BTW: Mill Creek is a _really_ nice boat.
If I wanted a two person boat thats the one I would build. :)
> I haven't yet, but I will be eventually for my Millcreek. Like
> you, I've devoured Craigs pages and its links on the subject. I think
> first out I'll just go with the basic lug. Heck, since I can always
> use the same mast and making sails is cheap I'll probably build a
> number of them to play with and try. My biggest concern is tipping
> the boat, which is why I'm a bit leery of the bat wing. Lot of moment
> arm there.
Messages In This Thread
- Anyone else building a CLC SailRig?
Brian C. -- 7/31/1998, 1:39 pm- Re: Anyone else building a CLC SailRig?
NPenney -- 8/10/1998, 7:48 am- Cheap sails? where?
Brian C. -- 8/10/1998, 11:06 am- Re: Cheap sails? where?
Mark Kanzler -- 8/10/1998, 5:16 pm- Re: Cheap sails? where?
NPenney -- 8/10/1998, 2:29 pm- Forgot to ask about the edge treatment
Brian C. -- 8/10/1998, 8:32 pm- what about a roller jib?
Brian C. -- 8/10/1998, 5:27 pm- Re: what about a roller jib?
NPenney -- 8/11/1998, 6:40 am- that roller is for the main sail
Brian C. -- 8/11/1998, 6:48 pm- Re: Roller Reefing
Mark Kanzler -- 8/12/1998, 10:27 am- Re: Roller Reefing
NPenney -- 8/12/1998, 2:18 pm- Re: Roller Reefing
Mark Kanzler -- 8/12/1998, 3:57 pm- Re: Roller Reefing
NPenney -- 8/13/1998, 11:56 am
- Re: Roller Reefing
- Roller Reefing just for Jib - Batwing mains'l
Brian C. -- 8/12/1998, 2:00 pm - Re: Roller Reefing
- Re: Roller Reefing
- Re: Roller Reefing
- Re: what about a roller jib?
Mark Kanzler -- 8/10/1998, 5:41 pm- Re: what about a roller jib?
Mark Kanzler -- 8/11/1998, 1:04 pm
- that roller is for the main sail
- what about a roller jib?
- Re: Cheap sails? where?
- Re: Cheap sails? where?
- Cheap sails? where?
- Re: Anyone else building a CLC SailRig?