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hobie_acores
PostPosted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:19 am 
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Location: Portugal - Açores
Hi all! I have a question, I have the standart hobie battens on my H-16, how do you make the sail flater or fuller with the batten tension?

Please help.

Thanks!
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mmiller
 Post subject: Fuller / flatter?
PostPosted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:29 am 
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Fuller? Less outhaul, less downhaul, Possibly more batten tension to "force" shape into the sail.

Flatter? Just enough batten tension to remove wrinkles, more outhaul, more downhaul.

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richandpat
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:34 pm 
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Sooo....When do you want it fuller? When flatter?

Incidentally, hobie_acores, I'm probably the only one on this site that's ever been to the Azores - Lajes Field, Tercierra 1967, 1968. Beautiful Island in the middle of the Atlantic. I didn't sail back then. Just a lot of spearfishing & riding my motorcycle around the Island.
Rich
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hobie_acores
 Post subject: Azores
PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:56 am 
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Hi. The island evolved a lot since those days, now we have hobie cats here. lol .We have a fleet #936 and we are going to organize the Portuguese championship here during next week.
I work in Lajes AB im a firefighter there. You are always welcomed to come back and sail with us, maybe we can go there to so sail in the Pacific one day.

Regards.
Rui
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