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| Author: | hobie17intheuk [ Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Hobie 17 main to fit H18? |
I have a 17 and an 18 looking to get a new flathead for the 18 and been talking to a sailmaker in Switzerland Forward Sailing makes a nice looking flathead which he says will fit a 17 and an 18 Im sure the 17 foot is much higher cut and perhaps less area overall I know it won't be class legal but they look like good sails anyone have a view on whether one sail could fit both? |
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| Author: | MBounds [ Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie 17 main to fit H18? |
It won't work. The 18 has a 90 degree (roughly) angle between the luff and the foot. The 17 has a much smaller angle (~75 degree) angle between the luff and foot. On an 18, the 17 sail's clew would be way up in the air. On a 17, the 18 sail's clew would be on the rear crossbar. The foot of a 17's sail is much shorter than an 18's, too. |
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