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423zero
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Topic: Old/new sails. Posted: 03 Jun 20 at 6:05am |
Always liked Ents, probably going to get another.
Had a Topper sail from same person, not so old but condition first class, there weren't any Toppers at my club, anyone wants it, let me know. |
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Sam.Spoons
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 20 at 9:22pm |
I was given a 1960 Ent a fair few years ago, with it came a set of 15+ year old but virtually unused sails. It was my dad's best buddy who gave me the boat and he asked that I paid him a modest sum for the sails which I did gladly. I taught my kids to sail in that boat and eventually gave the hull to a mate to convert for pottering on the canal (it was beyond handling rig tension by then) and sold the spars and sails to a young guy who was restoring an Ent himself. These things go around....
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 20 at 7:42pm |
People having time to spring clean everywhere, landfills must be groaning with 'Mathoms'
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Robert
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jaydub
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 20 at 6:42pm |
Nice pressie then. Speeds were my weapon of choice back in the day.
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Paramedic
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jun 20 at 9:15pm |
They'll be absolutely fine.
They used to leave a tail on the bolt rope so it might not need to be replaced, it might just pull down a bit
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jun 20 at 7:09pm |
Had another look, it is Lens footed, they are 'Speed Sails'.
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Robert
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jaydub
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jun 20 at 6:19pm |
I left the class in 2003 having sailed Ents from 1979 onwards.
I don't think sail shapes had moved significantly during the last 10 or so years I was in the class. By 92 the class was pretty much using either the Selden D+ or the sleeved Superspar M2 as the masts of choice, so not much will have changed in the intervening period. Interesting though that it didn't have a lens foot. It should have done. Who made the sails?
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Paramedic
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jun 20 at 4:32pm |
It might want new bolt ropes but will otherwise be fine, with the caveat that its designed for a rig that was modern at the time. Not much has changed since.
I have 2006 Solo sail in a similar state and its great.
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 20 at 9:22pm |
One thing, it's not 'Lens footed'.
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NicolaJayne
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 20 at 9:15pm |
a set of Enterprise sails from 1992 unless specifically cut for an out of date rig would likely be cut for a Proctor D+ or the equivalent Superspars mast , with spreaders and working with significant rig tension |
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