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Bending the stick
In Response To: Has this new rig by Gary Hoyt been posted? 
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() If the stick were curved, (shadowing the shape of the sail when it's windward of the mast) the problem of the sail touching the stick would go away w/o creating new stress points.
I have to confess that I don't know if it's possible to bend an aluminum cylinder like that.
Messages In This Thread
- Has this new rig by Gary Hoyt been posted?
- Wow with an offset like that...
- He talks during the video about the off set from port to starboard.
- He talks during the video about the off set from port to starboard.
- The load on that upper gaff must be substantial
- Gimmick?
- Makes sense. I see no down side, except one
- Based on my experience with the Freedom 25 wing mast......
- Remember the Aerorig.
- What advantage does it have over a conventional cat rig?
- Bending the stick
- Wow with an offset like that...
