Aphers Posted September 6, 2025 Posted September 6, 2025 Glad I'm not the only one! How do you find this rig in stronger winds? One thing I've noticed is that, compared to a sleeved sail, in strong conditions (20kts+) I get a lot of mast bend and subsequently luff sag, which affects pointing ability. Other than that, very happy with my standing lug. A slight improvement I've recently made it's how the sail attaches to the yard. My first attempt was to simply lace it on with a continuous length of line. I've now changed that for individual ties, which I can alter to get a good sail shape. I can also adjust the tension along the yard, and slack it off when not in use. The remaining piece of the puzzle is sheet loads. I'm going to try finding a ratchet block which should help a lot. Quote
Lille Ø Posted September 6, 2025 Author Posted September 6, 2025 3 hours ago, Aphers said: Glad I'm not the only one! How do you find this rig in stronger winds? One thing I've noticed is that, compared to a sleeved sail, in strong conditions (20kts+) I get a lot of mast bend and subsequently luff sag, which affects pointing ability. Yes, I've seen that as well. We have a reef that removes the bottom 1m of the sail, and that helps. I'm not sure where I found it, but here's a picture how to set up reefs for standing lug without moving the center: So far we only have the 1st reef in place. 3 hours ago, Aphers said: Other than that, very happy with my standing lug. A slight improvement I've recently made it's how the sail attaches to the yard. My first attempt was to simply lace it on with a continuous length of line. I've now changed that for individual ties, which I can alter to get a good sail shape. I can also adjust the tension along the yard, and slack it off when not in use. That's something we could try, too! And probably a dyneema soft shackle for the parrel. 3 hours ago, Aphers said: The remaining piece of the puzzle is sheet loads. I'm going to try finding a ratchet block which should help a lot. We have purchase with a low-friction ring. That helps somewhat. 2 Quote
Aphers Posted September 7, 2025 Posted September 7, 2025 Just catching up on your videos, keep up the good work. The hard dodger looks fantastic. You're making me miss the Caribbean! What was your finished weight for the dinghy? And did you sheathe with glass inside and out? 1 Quote
Lille Ø Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 On 11/4/2024 at 1:26 PM, Bryan Rolfe said: Love it. What are you guys' long term cruising plans? If you make it to the pacific maybe we'll cross paths and compare dinghies. As it happens, we transited the Panama Canal yesterday, and Isosaari is in Pacific waters. It was a bit tight, but we could fit all the canal lines and fenders in the dinghy in one run: This is from the Las Brisas dinghy dock in Panama City this morning: Quote
Lille Ø Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 On 9/7/2025 at 7:32 AM, Aphers said: What was your finished weight for the dinghy? And did you sheathe with glass inside and out? Altogether 36.5kg, fiberglass inside and out. Details are earlier in this thread. The dinghy starts to look like a layer of paint is needed. Let's see when we can be a couple of days without going anywhere. Quote
Steve W Posted January 12 Posted January 12 Nice videos! The Standing lug rig looks like a good option. I've always been a bit frustrated in the time it takes to rig my 11N and as such don't sail it as much as I should. I also wish I had a rig that would fit inside the boat easily when rowing laid down. Ideally it would be an alternate and use the same mast step. I'm building a house on the Erie Canal and will be fooling around with the Suzy J once it get's built. I may start messing with an alternate rig then. Take Care, Steve Quote
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