Today first hoisting try, but 2 rolls on top and one at the bottom of the halyard exceeded my strength, I just could hoist two panels. So I have to swap to a three pulley halyard and try again.  Maybe later on board with a winch I can return to a two pulley device.

Thomas, very nice! I like that you followed the advice to divide the forward batten pockets into several smaller ones. That will help with a good camber shape!

Cheers

Paul

Anonymous wrote:

Thomas, good to see your progress!

You can simply lash the halyard slingpoint to the gaff using i.e. a constrictor knot or a prusik knot.

Cheers,

Paul

After days of sewing I am almost finished. I do have some questions:

Is rattling of the pipes and aluminum gaff towards the mast an issue, I saw, that Alan Mullholland had some upholstery sewn to his sail, as he was disturbed by the noise?

As gaff I intend using the mast of a tiny sailboat, I have sewed piping (?) to the upper panel. Is there any experience with that? How do I find out the point, where to fix the halyard, Paul told me a rough 55% of the gaff length would be quite convenient. I do not have the final idea, how to fix the halyard to the gaff.

Today, I found out that there is an easier way than double sided adhesive tape to fix the panels prior to sewing, paperclips. Faster and also reliable.