I tried to lift the sail booms by pulling the ropes looped over the fiberglass portions, but they slipped uselessly. I drilled a 5/32" (4 mm) hole into the wooden part and ran string through it to a knot on the bottom. I also replaced the washers and nuts that tightened around the rods with t-nuts.
Upgrades to hinges
I experimented with the ropes in the boom by pulling up. I had to hold the mast with my foot and add a carabiner to the central grommet to keep the sail from slipping up the rods. It worked all right, but it relies on gravity to hold the booms down.
Opening via ropes
I didn't think there would be so much pressure from the wind that it would lift the booms, but I saw a lot of deflection on a windy street. I need a way to push the sides down and draw them up.
Wind collapsing the sail
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
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Completed projects from year 8
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2022-09-07
I experimented with the ropes in the boom by pulling up. I had to hold the mast with my foot and add a carabiner to the central grommet to keep the sail from slipping up the rods. It worked all right, but it relies on gravity to hold the booms down.
I didn't think there would be so much pressure from the wind that it would lift the booms, but I saw a lot of deflection on a windy street. I need a way to push the sides down and draw them up.
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Completed projects from year 8
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
2022-09-07
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