Unfamiliar to needle and thread, I made the three sails for my Schooner Irene. Didn't take that long and went smoothly. They look great! It would have been a mess without this video! Thanks again, Gary! Paul
Loved the video and your explanation! I've been sewing for years but was wary of making sails for my boat since I wasn't sure how. I made a set of polyester sails for my scratch built wooden 42" gaff sloop following these instructions, they turned out great!
Dear Gary thank you so much for your dedication and sharing all this knowledge with us. As soon as I finish my "Ella", maybe another "Emma" and maybe a "Paca" (my grandmother's nickname, she was was just like your grammy.)
I use unbleached calico and have never run a bolt rope on any of my model's sails that I have made. I use a sewing machine to hem all of my edges after I have ironed over the folds.
Thanks a lot ! I’ve already made sails in the past for a trimaran model, out of synthetic materials, but they were of the basic kind. Recently I’ve been designing a successor to that trimaran, properly RCed and designed for speed and racing. This vid helps me a lot in designing my sails, even tho they’re out of synthetic materials (again, but not scavenged on an old laundry basket this time !). I hope the project will be up to what I designed, since it’s a fairly complex one, but I got a good feeling about it. Do you have a video on how you control your sails by any chance ? I’m still figuring out how I should be maneuvering the jib.
Great instruction - thanks Gary. A couple of questions - is the triangular corner reinforcement double thickness when sewn onto the sail tack and are the two layers stitched one each side of the sail? Also what direction is the warp/weft on the corner reinforcement pieces. Thanks
Yes, the corner reinforcement is folded to become double thickness. It lies on one side of the sail with the folded edge crossing the sail while the raw cut edges of the triangle are buried in the hemmed edges of the sail. Moment of truth, I have never given priority to the warp/weft direction of the triangles for they are small and I have made them up from convenient scraps of the sail material. Cheers !
Yes, a very helpful video. Am building a catboat, based on Atkins Boat Co. design I found on-line, building from scratch. This is my first attempt at a boat I hope to sail. Am using your wooden block design, and materials you suggest. Many thanks for your concise and clear video productions. Rodney Maennling Vancouver Island BC Canada
Muy bello doble proa, quiero construirlo, vivo en Argentina y quisiera saber si los elementos necesarios para el aparejo etc son fáciles de conseguir. No he comprado los planos ahun y quisiera saber si los elementos necesarios para construirlos son de obtencion sencilla ( en especial mi gran duda es con la fabricacion de la quilla y bulbo. Saludos y felicitaciones por su historial de diseño.
Thanks for this Gary. I really admire your ingenuity for getting it done! I spotted that on one of the first videos I saw where the cabin sides are held in place with a pair of wedges and a Bic pen! I suppose you used that pen later for lashing the bolt-rope to the mast hoops! I hope to fix the deck to hull this weekend on my build! Cheers🍻 Jim. PS...I hope you buy your new pencil soon!
Hi Gary, I am going to make my own sails for the Emma, I am building. Your you tube post is very good. Could you tell me the diameter of the twine you sew into the sails. I am in Australia. Thanks for this. Peter Sowden Adelaide, Australia
Gary, did you make your own goosenecks? Or where did you get them? I am refurbishing a pond yacht sloop probably built in the 30s. Need ideas for a gooseneck. Am making sails per your video. Thanks.
As I understand it, cotton poplin normally weighs 110 - 130 grams per square meter. This about like a common bed sheet or pillow case. Not much variation, but choose the heavier if there is a choice to be made. Stick with "cotton poplin".
thanks for all the info! I will be using it for making my sails I am about ready to begin. I just have to figure out the sizes for the foresails oh nearly forgot its a gaff rigged cutter I am building
Visto che ho avuto molto difficoltà a trovarlo ve lo trascrivo qui... PE # Diametro PE 0.6 ................................ 0,128 millimetri PE 0.8 ................................ 0,148 millimetri PE 1 ................................... 0,165 millimetri PE 1.2 ................................ 0,185 millimetri PE 1.5 ................................ 0,205 millimetri PE 1.7 ................................ 0,218 millimetri PE 2 ................................... 0,235 millimetri PE 2.5 ................................ 0,260 millimetri PE 3 ................................... 0,285 millimetri PE 3.5 ................................ 0,310 millimetri PE 4 ................................... 0,330 millimetri PE 5 ................................... 0,370 millimetri PE 6 ................................... 0,405 millimetri PE 7 ................................... 0,435 millimetri PE 8 ................................... 0,470 millimetri PE 10 ................................. 0,520 millimetri PE 12 ................................. 0,570 millimetri PE 14 ................................. 0,620 millimetri PE 16 ... .............................. 0,660 millimetri PE 18 ................................. 0,700 millimetri PE 20 ................................. 0,740 millimetri PE 22 .................. ............... 0,780 millimetri PE 24 ................................. 0,810 millimetri PE 28 ................................. 0,870 millimetri Quindi Gary utilizza un trecciato twistato da 0,7 mm
Unfamiliar to needle and thread, I made the three sails for my Schooner Irene. Didn't take that long and went smoothly. They look great! It would have been a mess without this video! Thanks again, Gary! Paul
Loved the video and your explanation! I've been sewing for years but was wary of making sails for my boat since I wasn't sure how. I made a set of polyester sails for my scratch built wooden 42" gaff sloop following these instructions, they turned out great!
Am I happy to have run into your RC Sailboat site. Absolutely great stuff. I am going to binge on your various videos. Thank you!
Dear Gary thank you so much for your dedication and sharing all this knowledge with us. As soon as I finish my "Ella", maybe another "Emma" and maybe a "Paca" (my grandmother's nickname, she was was just like your grammy.)
Great use of common objects and those sails look wonderful. Thanks
Thank you for sharing your experience with boat building.
Fair play to you for sharing!! Wish you many years happy sailing. Cheers from Ireland!!!!
Thank You.
Great video.
I hope You're keeping well.
Cheers
Clear and concise. Thx again Gary
love this video. u should have a show on PBS. great info and very entertaining.
Beautiful models.
I could never do this, but I love looking at your sails in action. They fill so beautifully.
Thanks Dave, You probably could do this, many have, in fact it is so easy that even I can do it! Cheers, Gary
I use unbleached calico and have never run a bolt rope on any of my model's sails that I have made. I use a sewing machine to hem all of my edges after I have ironed over the folds.
Admiro su trabajo muy bueno, saludos desde la costa del rio de la plata, Colonia del Sacramento. Uruguay.
Thanks a lot !
I’ve already made sails in the past for a trimaran model, out of synthetic materials, but they were of the basic kind.
Recently I’ve been designing a successor to that trimaran, properly RCed and designed for speed and racing. This vid helps me a lot in designing my sails, even tho they’re out of synthetic materials (again, but not scavenged on an old laundry basket this time !).
I hope the project will be up to what I designed, since it’s a fairly complex one, but I got a good feeling about it.
Do you have a video on how you control your sails by any chance ? I’m still figuring out how I should be maneuvering the jib.
Thanks Skipper ... Excellent vid. I actually learned something!
What absolutely beautiful models
Amazing job mister. Thanks for this video.
Great instruction - thanks Gary. A couple of questions - is the triangular corner reinforcement double thickness when sewn onto the sail tack and are the two layers stitched one each side of the sail? Also what direction is the warp/weft on the corner reinforcement pieces. Thanks
Yes, the corner reinforcement is folded to become double thickness. It lies on one side of the sail with the folded edge crossing the sail while the raw cut edges of the triangle are buried in the hemmed edges of the sail. Moment of truth, I have never given priority to the warp/weft direction of the triangles for they are small and I have made them up from convenient scraps of the sail material.
Cheers !
Helpful indeed! Many thanks, I took a lot of notes.
Yes, a very helpful video. Am building a catboat, based on Atkins Boat Co. design I found on-line, building from scratch. This is my first attempt at a boat I hope to sail. Am using your wooden block design, and materials you suggest. Many thanks for your concise and clear video productions.
Rodney Maennling Vancouver Island BC Canada
Super helpful! Thanks for the video Gary
Great video. Thanks for the information.
Muy bello doble proa, quiero construirlo, vivo en Argentina y quisiera saber si los elementos necesarios para el aparejo etc son fáciles de conseguir. No he comprado los planos ahun y quisiera saber si los elementos necesarios para construirlos son de obtencion sencilla ( en especial mi gran duda es con la fabricacion de la quilla y bulbo.
Saludos y felicitaciones por su historial de diseño.
Thanks for this Gary. I really admire your ingenuity for getting it done! I spotted that on one of the first videos I saw where the cabin sides are held in place with a pair of wedges and a Bic pen! I suppose you used that pen later for lashing the bolt-rope to the mast hoops!
I hope to fix the deck to hull this weekend on my build!
Cheers🍻 Jim.
PS...I hope you buy your new pencil soon!
Have you tried making them with camber making the final result more efficient and better performance
Hi Gary,
I am going to make my own sails for the Emma, I am building. Your you tube post is very good. Could you tell me the diameter of the twine you sew into the sails. I am in Australia.
Thanks for this.
Peter Sowden
Adelaide, Australia
Hi Peter, I use either #18 (diameter 1.5mm = .060") or #21 (diameter 1.7mm - .067") twine for the bolt rope, not critical really.
Gary, did you make your own goosenecks? Or where did you get them? I am refurbishing a pond yacht sloop probably built in the 30s. Need ideas for a gooseneck. Am making sails per your video. Thanks.
Thank you. So well done!
Good info, thank you
Wonderful stuff.
Just wondering what weight of cotton poplin you prefer?
As I understand it, cotton poplin normally weighs 110 - 130 grams per square meter. This about like a common bed sheet or pillow case. Not much variation, but choose the heavier if there is a choice to be made. Stick with "cotton poplin".
Danke für diese Information ! 👌👌
Great info , thanks and greetings from Wales Britain . :-)
❤ thanks for the great share
Great video!
Thank you for the information !!!! Nice nice video
Woww looks like real ship soooo nice
Fabulous thank you
Long run = warp
If you ever want to sell one of your boats I’m keen :)
Great intel. shippy. see you on deck, Fair winds. :)
thanks for all the info! I will be using it for making my sails I am about ready to begin.
I just have to figure out the sizes for the foresails oh nearly forgot its a gaff rigged cutter I am building
👍 👍 👍
😮😮😮😮
Oops... Bic pen for jib hanks!😖
Visto che ho avuto molto difficoltà a trovarlo ve lo trascrivo qui...
PE # Diametro
PE 0.6 ................................ 0,128 millimetri
PE 0.8 ................................ 0,148 millimetri
PE 1 ................................... 0,165 millimetri
PE 1.2 ................................ 0,185 millimetri
PE 1.5 ................................ 0,205 millimetri
PE 1.7 ................................ 0,218 millimetri
PE 2 ................................... 0,235 millimetri
PE 2.5 ................................ 0,260 millimetri
PE 3 ................................... 0,285 millimetri
PE 3.5 ................................ 0,310 millimetri
PE 4 ................................... 0,330 millimetri
PE 5 ................................... 0,370 millimetri
PE 6 ................................... 0,405 millimetri
PE 7 ................................... 0,435 millimetri
PE 8 ................................... 0,470 millimetri
PE 10 ................................. 0,520 millimetri
PE 12 ................................. 0,570 millimetri
PE 14 ................................. 0,620 millimetri
PE 16 ... .............................. 0,660 millimetri
PE 18 ................................. 0,700 millimetri
PE 20 ................................. 0,740 millimetri
PE 22 .................. ............... 0,780 millimetri
PE 24 ................................. 0,810 millimetri
PE 28 ................................. 0,870 millimetri
Quindi Gary utilizza un trecciato twistato da 0,7 mm
he sauonds so sad