lachy pudney Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 I don't think a square-top works because the rules state that the sail must fit in the limits of the class drawings. and on the point of sailmakers this is what the rules state, "All sails shall comply with the Maricat Association specifications and shall be supplied by a Maricat Association nominated sail maker. A list of approved sail makers is available from the class measurer." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobblyoldjimbo Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Thanks, that does go some way to explaining the situation but why is there so much variation in sailplans - there seems to be a big difference between older and newer sails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berny Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 The mains were changed in the 80's I believe when it was found that performance was significantly enhanced if the mast was racked back. Problem was that the old sail boom was then way too low so a new main was voted in to accommodate this change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAX Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 My squaretop cannot be used in association events and has never been intended for that. It is a very fast sail compared to the standard sailplan, it has less battens and is made from carbon... so it will not measure in. Square tops cannot be used even if made from Dacron as they don't measure in to the association drawings. basically the profile shape remains the same for all maricat sails whether vertical or horizontal cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loose Change Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Hi all, on sail numbers versus boat numbers, I just pulled my 4.8 apart and on each hull under the rear beam location is the number "038" written in texta marker. Now I have two sails one of which is "038" and the other is "052". The 038 sail is a sky blue colour and the 052 sail is a golden yellow, I seem to remember that all the earlier 4.8's were all sky blue, The yellow sail has a makers patch on it stating that it was made for Mariglass, so appears to be a legal sail, both sails came with the boat when I bought it. regards and a happy new year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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