Peter Osman wrote: > > G'Day, > > Can anyone recommend a down wind sail for use with a Klepper Aerius 1. I'm > going up the coast for a few days in December with friends who have downwind > sails and need something which can be stored on deck and easily assembled at > sea. The jib portion of the traditional Klepper sail (S-4) works very well as a downwind sail and can also be used for beam reaching, i.e. going 90 degrees to the direction of the wind. It can be left lying on the front deck until you need it. You have to setup a special line for this. I have done it but forget at the moment how you do it; it is in the Complete Folding Kayaker. You would however have to leave the mast in place. If you can get your hands on the Balogh Twins sail (which is no longer made) or even the Folbot imitation of it, you would also have a good downwind sail and you could deploy it all while underway on the water. > Also am fitting a Boulter of Earth drogue to the Klepper - any > recommendations on how best to fit it? When I used one on my Aerius I, I worked the back attachment end under the front of the spray cover and into the cockpit to tie off to a loop connected to the crossrib in front of me. BUT I would not recommend that. It seemed sensible at the time ane worked BUT the movement of the cord back and forth eventually wore a hole in the deck seam in that area. The suggestion from Balogh for folding kayaks is that you create a line that runs around the entire circumferance of your coaming and use that to secure the inboard end of the sea anchor. I never tried that. Whatever you do, try to minimize how much the inboard cord might rub across deck material or re-enforce the area with a sacrificial patch to to take the punishment. Another possiblility is to mount it as I did through the front of the coaming and out under the spraycover ONLY use a line loop that has a RUBBER or PLASTIC coating on it so that it doesn't abrade the deck material where it touches the deck. I have not used my Drift Stopper in a long time because I have not felt a need for it...no long crossing where I need to take a break and avoid lossing any progress I have made against wind. If I were, I now have a Nautiraid Raid 1 that has a beefy huge D-ring in front of the cockpit that is well mounted and has a hypalon protective patch between it and the deck. The D-rings (there is also one at the back of the cockpit) are meant to attach hoisting lines to lift the Raid 1 on to a mother ship (or lower from a helicopter...as the military does with the Nautiraid doubles)...so it can take a big load. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Oct 09 1999 - 08:23:40 PDT
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