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nooob
nooob
VIC
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VIC, 4 posts
30 Jan 2013 12:08pm
so last night i told a mate about the ll mini I an makeing and now I am makeing 2 .
the problem is masts and sails we will use windsurfer bits but there is a lot off different stuff out there eg . free ride or wave and race sails .and lots off sizes. I am a heavy dood 100kg .can sum one give me a clue what to look for ? thanks heaps
the nooooob
wokelliott
wokelliott
WA
179 posts
WA, 179 posts
30 Jan 2013 9:30am
I will keep my eye on the replies too as I have a selection of sails. Most seem to be too flat and shapeless using the sailboard boom, the battons are stiff as steel rods. I have two wave sails and two speed sails, so I am told. The latter two have cams, I am inclined to cut cams out when I re-shape the luffs?? Is that the right thing to do?

The blue glassfibre mast I used last weekend was as stiff as poorly cooked spagetti so I'll use it to tie up my tomato plants instead....wok
landyacht
landyacht
WA
5921 posts
WA, 5921 posts
30 Jan 2013 8:55pm
blue skinny fibreglass, screams original windsurfer, great for an internal stiffener,or kids mast as it will be very forgiving.
at 100kg perhaps look for a standard diameter(SDM) with an IMCS in the mid 20's at 4.6m , perhaps 10-30% carbon, but glass is fine. you'll need a 500mm base stiffener.
, for sails,maybe look at recutting something around 5.5-6.5m ,full monofilm is probably for the more experienced amateur, so sails with some softer material on the luff would be a good starting point
nooob
nooob
VIC
4 posts
VIC, 4 posts
18 Feb 2013 11:07pm
ok we getting there i have 4 masts and 1 6m sail mono film with full lenth battens .
I plan to use the the stifer mast and stuff it with the soft one .
but how do i recut the sail to the right shape ?
Nikrum
Nikrum
TAS
1972 posts
TAS, 1972 posts
18 Feb 2013 11:19pm
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Land-Yacht-Sailing/Sail-making/How-I-recut-sailboard-sails-to-suit-landyachts/

Here is a handy place to check out.
The ZU Boardsports
330 Beaconsfield Pde
St Kilda
www.thezu.com.au
They have heaps of secondhand stuff at fair prices.. I bought a couple of High Grade CF Masts there 12 months ago.
Ron
landyacht
landyacht
WA
5921 posts
WA, 5921 posts
21 Feb 2013 8:49pm
nooob said...
ok we getting there i have 4 masts and 1 6m sail mono film with full lenth battens .
I plan to use the the stifer mast and stuff it with the soft one .
but how do i recut the sail to the right shape ?


depending on mast and condition you would be better off fitting the softy into the stiffey.
could you put up some details and or pics
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