Batten Length SC 17

[whalerman]

I'm getting the 17 ready to sail using some tubular battens that came out of a 17 and a 15 as I was missing a few from the 17 set. How far should the battens stick out of the pocket? I have enough of them to make a set for the 17, but some of them have broken ends the tip is gone, or the fastening end is broken. Do you sell new tips and ends?

Thanks

[Matt Haberman]

Whaler,

Typically the battens will stick out of the mainsail ~2", leaving enough so you can tension & tie them off. We do not sell the flat paddle tips anymore, instead we have a shrink cap that goes over them to protect the sail. We also no longer use the adjustable tensioner on the leech end of the batten, but we do have a tip that goes on there with a hole in it so you can thread the batten tie through it and tension the batten.

[whalerman]

Thanks,

I guess the battens that stick out 6 inches are probably from a different boat. As I have only owned 17's and now this 15 I wonder where they came from?

[Eric2101]

Before you start cutting, you may want to test each batten to see where they bend in order to be able to shape the sail effectively.