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Re: The Sabani - small Okinawan junk rigged fishing boat

Bob La Quey — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:10:43 GMT

Thanks for the links. We are building 8 small skiffs 12 feet long that look remarkably similar to these boats. We just built them by eye (stich and glue) and

Re: The Sabani - small Okinawan junk rigged fishing boat

robhosailor — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:41:21 GMT

... Wow! They looks like bank dories with junk sails. Thank you Paul for great stuff! Robert

The Sabani - small Okinawan junk rigged fishing boat

sydneyjunkie — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:06:12 GMT

Sabanis are no longer used by professional fishermen, however they live on in the lives of Okinawans as pleasure vessels which are often raced. Their sails

Re: hello i am new and need help

robhosailor — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:49:42 GMT

... Few of them are there also: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/junkrig2/photos/album/1623859792/pic/list

Re: hello i am new and need help

robhosailor — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:27 GMT

... Hi Samuel, There are my sketches of my two abandoned projects - hoping they are useful: http://www.flickr.com/photos/robhosailor/sets/72157600673918048/

Re: hello i am new and need help

jhess314 — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:13 GMT

Here are three junk-rigged, bi-masted catamarans: China Moon, built by Pete Hill http://groups.yahoo.com/group/junkrig/photos/album/1410219041/pic/list Dragon

Re: masts

Gerald — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:05:59 GMT

The number that you need before mast height is the sail area that you want to hang on it. Then you can determine mast height depending on the sail geometry

Re: masts

Andres Espino — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:55:12 GMT

it is not simply the size of the boat but also the type and version of junk sail that determines the mast. High aspect (tall and narrow) Low aspect (shorter

Re: Simplifying Duckworks' Polytarp Based Sail Design?

wa4chq — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:49:58 GMT

My Van Loan sails are heavy polytarp, taped and sewn (except where the battens lay...just tape there). I used the polytarps because I wanted to make sure I

masts

shmuel — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:16 GMT

i went through all the files that you sent me on the data at the group all i want to know is how big the mast should be for a 12 foot boat i cant seem to find

Re: masts

Graeme Stevens — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:06 GMT

Hi all of this general information is on the Junkrig website ( Junkrig Association ) along with more detailed and specific

masts

shmuel — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:04:48 GMT

i have a 12 foot row boat and want to put a junk sail on it i need to know how to build the mast what size it needs to be how to step it what kind of mounting

Re: Simplifying Duckworks' Polytarp Based Sail Design?

Andres Espino — Sun, 12 May 2013 06:33:20 GMT

There is that Duckworks article about the polysail junk Rig and in it he both glues and also sews the darts amd seams. Andrew ________________________________

Re: Simplifying Duckworks' Polytarp Based Sail Design?

kakwariver — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:52:25 GMT

As far as parrels go, I am still using the batten parrels-running parrel arrangement that I showed in the Duckworks article. I thought I might need something

Re: Aspect ratios, yard angles, and sail balance

Barry Stellrecht — Sat, 11 May 2013 03:10:00 GMT

You asked a bunch of questions, even if you didn't want a whole bunch more discussion. I've got some thoughts for you: ... First, the mast messes up the shape