sail battens

[saltyrob]

Hi

l have some tapered battens to fit in my cruising mainsail, which is not fully battened. Question is which way round should they be put in the batten pocket?

Many thanks for any advice

Rob

 

[aitchw]

Thin edge to the leach.

 

[jonjo]

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Thin edge to the leach.

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The other way I suggest?

http://www.jworld-sailing.com/ullman-battens.htm

 

[Strathglass]

I think that is the wrong way round.

In my opinion the thin end should be the end in the middle of the sail so that the sail doesn't crease and the thick end should be on the leach to hold the sail out.

Iain

 

[2nd Wind]

Bought a very nice Owen main last year with tapered battens. Owens told me thin end in first with thick end at leech to allow for shaping of sail.
Two answers and two different ways so you takes yer pick as they say.
Good sailing!

 

[bedouin]

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Hi

l have some tapered battens to fit in my cruising mainsail, which is not fully battened. Question is which way round should they be put in the batten pocket?

Many thanks for any advice

Rob

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Tapered end goes towards the luff, thick end to the leech

 

[aitchw]

Thanks, jonjo. Rampant senility has set in.

 

[PeteCooper]

Definitely thin end in first, you want to keep the leech stiff, but allow some bend in the midsection. Depending on the size of the boat it is often worth considering making the top batten to be full size. This gives a better shape in the head of the sail as a short batten in a small depth of sail can give a nasty kink at the end of the batten. A good sailmaker wil make this modification very cheaply.

 

[isandell]

Without doubt, thin end in towards the luff. That way there is less of a chnage from the soft sailcloth to the hard batten.

Ian