Fitting the sail

We set up the sailing canoe in the yard today to fit the sail.
The mast was built to fit the luff of this particular sail (Sailrite's Footloose kit).  The tack of the sail sits at a good height so the forward seating position is usable and comfortable without having to dive under the sail when coming about.
We new that we were going to have to get creative with the rigging for the main sheet.  Since there is no boom on this sail, there is no mid-boom sheeting which would work well.   It looks like we will place a sheave on a swivel on the stern deck and lead the sheet forward.
We will try this arrangement and see how we like it.

To finish the sail we placed #4 grommets in the corners of the sail and #1 grommets up the luff.

Sailrite sewing

Like a lot of the country we are in the middle of a heat wave.  Fortunately we still have power.  I hope the east coast gets back on line soon.  The plus for us is it is getting us to accomplish some inside tasks that have been put off.  The best item is tackling the Sailrite kit.
The sail we are sewing is for the sailing canoe.  It is a 16 foot woodstrip / epoxy boat with ikos and an outrigger.  We designed and built the boat as well as it's birdmouth wooden mast.  The rig is designed to fly a Footloose sail.  This is a sprit sail designed for the Footloose skiff.  It is an existing kit carried by Sailrite and it was the square footage we were looking for.

Sailtire is a great company.  The kits are well though out, include everything and the instructions are well written.

Today we should finish the sail.  In all, it will have taken about 6 hours to complete.  Here are some photos.  We will post more images when we raise the sail.

Nice to come home to!

The sweet wife of course, but also a new sail kit from Sailrite!
This is their kit for a Footloose sail (item # 2938W )
Here is the link:
Sailrite kits
We are going to demo the sailing canoe for a interested individual and need to get a fresh sail.
It is a sprit sail designed for a 15 foot dingy.  It will provide plenty of power for the canoe.
The canoe is long, narrow and slick.  We flew with a sail that was 2/3s the size of this sail.