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The Frame The Bridle The Weight


The Sail

 

step 1: Putting the plan and the moulds together

step 2: Cutting the sail, Mylar, Dacron and the fortification for the nose

step 3: Putting together and glueing the sail parts

step 4: Sewing the two halves of the sail

step 5: Glueing the two halves (at the spine)

step 6: Glueing the fortification for the stand-offs

step 7: Glueing Mylar or Ripstop as fortification

step 8: Sewing the fortification for the spine and stand-offs

step 9: Glueing and sewing of the fortification for the upper spreader

step 10: Glueing and sewing the Ripstop for the “trailing edges”

step 11: Glueing of the nose bag

step 12: Sewing of the spine tunnel

step 13: Glueing and sewing of the fortification for the central-T

step 14: Glueing of the leading edges

step 15: Marking the leading edges and the nosebag

step 16: Sewing of the leading edges and the nosebag

step 17: Inserting the leechline

step 18: Glueing and sewing of the fortification of the nose

step 19: Cutting out the space for the yoyo stoppers

step 20: The holes for tensioning the leading edges and placing the stand-offs

Step 20: The holes for tensioning the leading edges and placing the stand-offs

The Leading edges

1. Draw a small line at the inside of the leading edge at 45mm from the tip.

2. Make a small hole with a puncher grip.

Watch Out: Make sure NOT to punch through the thread.


The stand-offs

1. Put the sail on the plan, front side up.
2. Mark the holes for the stand-offs according to the lines that transverse the bottom line of the plan.

3. Put the sail on the plan, back side up.
4. Mark the holes for the stand-offs according to the lines that transverse the bottom line of the plan.

5. Using the puncher grip, make the holes at 6 mm from the border of the trailing edge. The size of the holes depends on the sail connectors you use.

Watch Out: Make sure NOT to punch through the thread.

 

 

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