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zipper on tiki38 mainsail

There is 1 zipper on the tiki38 mainsail and there is no need to unzip it when lowering the sail? Is this correct?

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Permalink Reply by Stewart Coates on January 7, 2020 at 10:22pm

yes, that is correct. the luff of the soft wingsail just pulls down like a sock

Permalink Reply by Vili on January 8, 2020 at 10:46am

Tx Stew!

I think I will use polytarp style of cloth to make the sails...maybe doubling it for more strength...

Permalink Reply by george schietinger on July 27, 2020 at 3:51pm

i found the zipper pocket a problem when lowering the sail. i had to pull down hard on the pocket to lower the sail. you have no advantage when lowering unlike raising it. we removed the pocket and installed rope "hoops " which worked great. this eliminated the friction of the pocket. if you spray the inside of the pocket with sailkote or some dry lube very well at the beginning of the session it works ok for 4 months or so.