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Re: Other: for ET
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 5/24/2008, 12:13 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: for ET (John Monroe)

: Heck Bill you've got me looking at used wind surfing sails. Put a bid on one
: this morning. I know they slip on the mast with a pocket along the luff
: which I'm guessing is sealed at the masthead like a sock. If that's so,
: then for lowering and raising the sail in bad weather conditions I would
: cut the end of the sock off and raise and lower with a rope.

: John

John,

You'd be better off figuring out a way to just lower the mast with the sail attached. Windsurfer rigs tend to have all the parts under significant tension, the "sock" is pretty tightly fitting on the mast. Of course the masts are composite and probably larger than yours in diameter.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Other: for ET
Bill Hamm -- 5/23/2008, 11:34 am
Re: Other: for ET
Pat Pierce -- 5/23/2008, 5:51 pm
Re: Other: for ET
Bill Hamm -- 5/23/2008, 6:09 pm
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John Monroe -- 5/24/2008, 3:04 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/25/2008, 7:05 am
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John Monroe -- 5/26/2008, 6:22 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/26/2008, 11:07 am
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John Monroe -- 5/27/2008, 4:12 am
Re: Other: for ET
Bill Hamm -- 5/28/2008, 1:37 am
Re: Other: for ET
John Monroe -- 5/28/2008, 4:48 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/28/2008, 12:02 pm
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Mike Savage -- 5/27/2008, 6:39 am
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John Monroe -- 5/28/2008, 5:36 am
Re: Other: for ET
Bill Hamm -- 5/28/2008, 12:01 pm
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John Monroe -- 5/29/2008, 4:01 am
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Mike Savage -- 5/28/2008, 9:09 am
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John Monroe -- 5/29/2008, 3:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/27/2008, 1:14 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/27/2008, 5:53 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/28/2008, 1:32 am
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Mike Savage -- 5/28/2008, 8:52 am
Re: Other: for ET
Bill Hamm -- 5/24/2008, 12:15 pm
Re: Other: for ET
Bill Hamm -- 5/24/2008, 12:13 pm
Re: Other: for ET
John Monroe -- 5/25/2008, 3:30 am
Re: Other: for ET
Bill Hamm -- 5/26/2008, 1:31 am
Re: Other: for ET
John Monroe -- 5/26/2008, 7:07 am
Re: Other: for ET
Bill Hamm -- 5/26/2008, 1:17 am