Sailing

[YakDiver]

Did anyone buy their sail material from Point North? Have you received it yet?

 

yes ordered on the Tuesday came Thursday by City link

[SpeciMan]

I must be getting ahead of myself. I ordered mine early yesterday morning. Must give them a chance

[Zzippy]

I ordered mine on Wed.Maybe it will be here tomorrow.

Maybe Jewsons might sell the E type pipe.

[spanner]

I think the kind of tent poles used in geodesic domes etc will be too flexible. They are strong but very floppy and rely on the geodisic design to provide the 'stability'. I think they will spill teh wind a little too easily.

 

Heavier, solid, poles like the ones you get in cheaper large 'family' tents will work but they might too heavy.

 

I'll sit on the fence untill I see you guys get on with yours designs

 

The more I think about it as well the more I realise that I'm not really fussed about assistance downwind, fun but not necessary, and it just means more weight to paddle into the wind... and I'm a little concerned about cramping my fishing space

 

Thinking back it alwasy seems that sod's law governs my paddles as into the wind always seems to be coming back.... so a sail just gives sod a bigger hand by encouraging me to go further downwind in the place.

[richi]

popped in to woodmill canoes today and had a chat and they are going to try to stock sails in the near future---will let you know of any developments

[darnsarf]

As we are all yakkers now how about the lower half of those redundent beachcasters. Carbon fibre etc. About the right length as well. Just a thought.

[Zzippy]

As we are all yakkers now how about the lower half of those redundent beachcasters. Carbon fibre etc. About the right length as well. Just a thought.

Hmmmm.Nice expensive ZipplexF2 poles

[YakDiver]

Questions questions questions

On the sail how many controls lines are there, two shock cords ones up on the bow, but on the stern I see two lines running aft is one fixed and the other a control line or are they both controllable

Cheers

[Dan]

I can say that as the owner of a wide yak with a sail ....... well ...... ok so its a dinghy! but trolling for bass under sail is the most effective Ive had, my prob tho is when I hook up, I don't have enough hands!! If you guys do it you'll need to find a way of dropping the sail quick! oh and good luck

 

How about one of these!

 

http://www.clcboats.com/boats/sailrig.php

 

Dan

[Zzippy]

Right.

I got my sail material now.but I cant find any 15mm pipe anywhere.I have tried The plumb centre and some builders merchants.They have never heard of 15mm E class pipe.The smallest pipe they do is 22mm but it seems very weak.

Is 15mm the inside bore measurement or the external ?

Even the overflow pipe is 22mm.

Has anybody managed to find some pipe yet?

Zzippy