Has anybody got a easy solution to removeing broken battens from the batten pocket, they are rod battens in a Naish Sprint, Ive removed the outer part of the batten but havn't tried to hard yet to get the remainder out as I was a bit cranky [}:)]and figured I would probably cause more damage, Hopefully my self disgust will subside and I'll be able to attack it tommorrow with a better frame off mind.
get the blunt bit of the batten, and just go really slow at the pocket, just pushing it slowly, no damage will be caused that way, another way is to unstitch a bit of the pocket, but i wouldn't recommend, or do because i wouldn't be able to stitch it back up. or if you want to just pock a small hole at the end, than patch it up with a tent repair kit, get a coat hanger, un-do it so its fairly strait, and thread it through from the luff first (where the small hole is). and push it out that way
Yes, make a smal hole in the betten slurf,end pul it out. wen the betten is broke it have from those sharp things end you never get it out the normal way, give you more brokken things.
I had a simular problem myself. Posted a topic on here to (www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=27937) so not sure if that will help you at all in the end. Have you already got a replacement batton? Thats prity much all i can help with is putting it back in their because i've never had to pull out a longer piece thats stuck in there. I would suggest, just patiently coaxing it out by pushing it at the back without getting to angry with it.
I was also thinking along the lines of the straightened coat hanger but inserting into the end of the pocket then hopefully getting fixed into the inside of the remaining tube batten then working it out that way,hoping the broken end wont catch on the way. If I have to I can work from the other way but as you say that would require a hole then repairing, which isn't to much of a drama,( my sons a sail maker in airlie beach) I'd just prefer not to cop the abuse from him, as he's a teabagger so he would have a field day with the situation.
Two different methods for two different types of batten
Flat style Get yourself something with a sharp point (like a school compass)
Try to push the sail back toward s the mast sleeve as much as possible without crinkling the sail.
Near the end of the broken batten tap the point into through the batten sleeve into the back of the batten (do not push it all the way through).
With the pin in place, go to the mast sleeve and pull the sail the from the mast sleeve. When first doing this it will be very tight as the batten is wedged in the bottom of the batten sleeve.
Repeat this process till batten comes out
Round Batten (Hollow) Get yourself a bit of dowel around the same size.
If batten is slightly larger file a bit of a taper on front and then wrap with soft adhesive tape.
If the batten is smaller then just file a 4-1 taper on the end
Insert the Dowel into the batten pocket hold down the trapped batten then tap the dowel into the broken end of the batten, check the fit by rotating the dowel, if it moves the baten then its in far enough
With a gentle force try to extract the batten, remembering that it will be a bit tight to start with.
The dowel works a treat, just wrapped a little teflon tape around the end to fillup the slack and a gentle tap until it bites and it pulls straight out in no time at all, I did'nt even swear. Thanks for all your help.
