: One of the reasons sail makers cut the seams was to not show your take
: ups,not give the competition any help, we would take the panel and draw
: the seam take up on the cloth that is pined to the floor, then use double
: stick seam tape panels together. I would guess on this small of a sail
: they would be around 1/2" to 1/4" going from 0 to 1/2 at the
: luff from the 30% line drawn from top to bottom. This is where the quick
: full size mock ups with 3mil plastic would work great. Smaller sails we
: would just tape them at the seams, sew the luff tape on and go try them
: out. We use a 3 M tape if not in the sun to long you could reset the
: seams. Still had to redo the luff tape Sail makers make lots of sails that
: costumers never see. My loft was with in walking of the marina, many have
: masts in the parking lots.
: The advantage of the rigg you are choosing is, no boom, or head smacker,
: should work great on a yak.
: Don

Don I really appreciate the sail making information. I printed it out and will use it in the future to make some test sails with panels. I'm ready to start on my poly sail this morning. The kit in the picture was around $70, and beside the medium weight 12x16 tarp, includes everything in the picture. I don't know how the guy makes any money on it.

John