What Sail Is This?

[sparrowhawk1]

Well Jim, Ann and you are definitely great minds. I'm just proud when I button my shirt up and it lines up perfectly.Don as far as being trolled, I doubt it. Trolls don't put in this much effort.

[savoir]

Trolls usually throw a grenade and run.

[Blue Stocking]

Foresail from a staysail schooner, fitted with early furling gear. Slides in the foil, before luff tapes came into use.

[savoir]

The first generation foils used to take regular bolt ropes.

[Rhwins]

It might not be either- there are sails that hoist high between masts in ketch and schooner rigs, staysails, etc.

[KadeyKrogen38]

Could it be a storm trisail? These are rigged to track for mainsail and uses sheets to trim to aft corners of transom

[Chuck Hawley]

I'll put $5.00 on the mainsail theory.

[Chuck Hawley]

Originally Posted by TillysCapn

It. Is. Not. A. Mainsail. Mainsailes are scalene triangles, this is isoscoles. In the pic equal parts of the sail are draped port and starboard with two sheet attachment points port and starboard. One on each corner, one more on each side 1/3 up the sail.

Those are reef cringles.

[KP44]

Originally Posted by TillysCapn

So, that's not it. It HAS to be a spinnaker that attaches to the mainmast track but fills on the headsail side. I tried rigging on the aft side of the mast, with laughable results. WAY to much material to work anywhere but the foredeck.Attachment 148286Attachment 148287Attachment 148288Attachment 148289

A headsail or spinnaker never attaches to the main track. If there are track slides, it might be for a furler.

It looks like a sail that doesn't fit your boat. Maybe it was for shade or for spare sailcloth.

[Bleemus]

Just because it is folded down the middle means nothing. It is a mainsail from another boat. Probably pulled from a dumpster to salvage the slugs. The fact that you think it is a symetrical spinnaker shows your knowledge level so you may want to be a little less argumentative.

Lay the whole thing flat on the grass and send us a pic.

[Don C L]

Originally Posted by Chuck Hawley

I'll put $5.00 on the mainsail theory.

My $5 is on something else...

[Sailorbob8599]

Being a 'helpful' type, I'll hold the money for all of those betting on the outcome until such time a decision is reached . . .

[Bleemus]

It has a headboard and a luff that had slugs. You only have three options. Mainsail, mizzen sail or trysail.

[phydeaux]

A spinnaker. That is, a heavy air kite, not made for racing or for decoration.
A sail someone could hoist that would hold up for long periods, and heavy enough to NOT be trim-sensitive. If reaching, a pole would be good, but a better sail for going deep downwind.

[Bleemus]

Originally Posted by phydeaux

A spinnaker. That is, a heavy air kite, not made for racing or for decoration.
A sail someone could hoist that would hold up for long periods, and heavy enough to NOT be trim-sensitive. If reaching, a pole would be good, but a better sail for going deep downwind.

:facepalm