Hi All,
Does anyone have sail / wishbone covers for sale or plans so i can have some made for the Freedom 35 cat ketch?
Thanks
OK pardon my ignorance, but what is a wishbone cover? Which sail are trying to cover? The Main?
Both, ive included a picture from google (not my boat) i’d measure something out myself but once i raise the masts i don’t want to leave everything open to the weather whilst i get some made.
Hoping someone might have some for sale or know the measurements.
For what it’s worth, i bought a couple of cheap tarps and used them with ductape while i made the covers some weeks later
Hello,
Wrong end of the winter, but I have two sets of covers, neither of which fit well around the mast. I could lend you the better set but there would be some carriage involved, to/from Argyll. I don’t use the frontsail cover while cruising in our fairly cloudy seas as it’s too much bother and somewhat hazardous for me to fit while singlehanded, requiring me to stand on the pulpit.
Perhaps better to use measurements from my covers which I can provide and make up the aft ends with spare cloth at the front which can be assessed in situ. The front is very sensitive to the shape of the head and to the length of the strops holding the saddle to the wishbone which in turn is sensitive to outhaul and risk of fouling the backsail rigging and/or wishbone. Also to the height of the wishbone when the sail is down. I generally use a rather high setting for this on the frontsail.
