4.6 sail dimensions

Posted By: Kinney 4.6 #592
Date: 9/12/06 8:31a.m.

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In Response To: sail measurements (Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35)

Folks, I have in the papers given to me by my boat's PO, who was also the original owner of the boat, a copy of a letter, dated Jan 30,1978, from a Steve Taylor of NORTH SAILS EAST Stratford, Conn. to a Don Wakeman of Boston Whaler Rockland, Mass which says the following: "Following are the Harpoon 4.6 sail specifications: General - Main and jib are to be of 5oz Dacron, spinnaker of .75oz Nylon. Mainsail - (measured per IYRU) Dimensions: Leech 21'9" max 1/4 girth 7'9" max 1/2 girth 5'11" max 3/4 girth 3'5 1/2" max (girths are measured from the quarter points on the leech, obtained by folding, to the nearest point on the luff by swinging an arc.) Battens: (3 in number) 1) Top is luff to leech, 3' max with leech end 16" +or- 1" above 3/4 height. 2) Middle is 28" max, leech end 12" +or- 1" above 1/2 height. 3) Lower is 28" max, leech end 8" +or- 1" above 1/4 height. Closed-cell - foam at head, minimum dimension 1" thick, 13" down luff and leech. Jib luff 14'4" max leech 13'5" max foot 5'10 1/2" max foot skirt: "No part of the sail shall lie below a line obtained by swinging an arc from tack to clew from a point on the luff defined as the luff end of the fold obtained by placing the tack on top of the clew." One window, 275 sq. in. max. Luff has no wire, attached to headstay by not more than 5 piston hanks, which shall be bronze or brass. Spinnaker: (Measured while folded in half) luffs: 14'4" centerfold: 16'9" 1/2 foot: 4'11" 1/2 width max: 5'11" I hope this will be of help to someone. I'm no computer wiz, but if someone can suggest how I could get an actual copy of this document into some electronic location for anyone to access, I'm open to suggestions.