I have returned. I think with this post I can post a link to a photo.

This is the first sail sold and on a customer's boat. It is an identical shape to yours JIBI

The foot is quite loose to give power near the boom. Also gives a small amount of weather helm.

The sail can be used loose foot or ...

Bonjour,

Yes ... thankyou for the correction.

Too much sailcloth tension along the yard. Lashings need to be eased so the crease is about 1/3 the depth.

I cannot post links or photos as I don't have a large enough number of posts on the forum yet.

I shall return in a moment.

Michael

Hello Jib1!

Congratulations on your boat!

I very much like the classic stem top. Nobody has done it that way before.

I sent you a PM about making the sail look better with just a few adjustments.

Congratulations on such a nice looking boat.

Michael Storer
(designer of the GIS)

Changez en un nouveau URL
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Michael

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apologies for the computer French. I know it probably is a great punishment for readers. To use the computer to translate is ...

Changez en un nouveau URL
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Michael

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Il est possible d'employer le bois de construction léger pour le corps du bateau.

Canoë 3.5m x 5.5kg La méthode est la même que pour le cèdre.

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~storerm/Balsacanoe/Balsacanoe.html

Michael Storer

(la traduction est par le babelfish. Je suis (tristement) non adroit ...

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