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Hi Sandy,
If the sail you're rplacing is 2014 vintage then it will have a rope bolt rope.
Latest, since 2016 at least, have elastic shock chord bolt rope; hence wrinkles, until it is stretched, i.e. rigged & downhaul applied.
The elastic helps pull the downhaul back when eased.
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If the sail you're rplacing is 2014 vintage then it will have a rope bolt rope.
Latest, since 2016 at least, have elastic shock chord bolt rope; hence wrinkles, until it is stretched, i.e. rigged & downhaul applied.
The elastic helps pull the downhaul back when eased.
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10/01/2022 15:03:00
Jonathan Rickels
Posts: 104
I know the old sails were quite different in some details, as I have an old 7 sail dated 2014 in which the luff rope is quite different.
However my last 9 sail was new in July 2020, and it didn't have these wrinkles when unrolled.
There are no other Aeros with 9 rigs anywhere near me as far as I know, so hard to compare.
I will contact RS and see what they say.
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However my last 9 sail was new in July 2020, and it didn't have these wrinkles when unrolled.
There are no other Aeros with 9 rigs anywhere near me as far as I know, so hard to compare.
I will contact RS and see what they say.
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09/01/2022 18:40:00
sandy
Posts: 10
If you've had an old Aero sail then you will find a big (positive) difference with the new ones. By all means have a chat with you supplier or other local Aeros but your sail looks completely normal to me... why not put it on the boat without numbers initially and check it looks ok?
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09/01/2022 16:31:00
David-at-BroadwaterSC
Posts: 42
I have just unrolled the sail that came with my new Aero 9 to put the numbers on.
The sail looks quite different from my previous sail in that there seems to be a very obvious issue with a lot of wrinkles around the luff rope in the lower half of the sail. I would guess that either the "rope" has shrunk or that it has been stitched on incorrectly. I would be very surprised if it left the loft like this.
This does not seem right on a new sail. I am reluctant to use it in the hope that it will sort itself out when I pull on the downhaul. I am concerned this will not set correctly in light winds.
Has anyone else had similar issues?
NB - the upper half of the sail looks perfectly normal with no wrinkles.
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The sail looks quite different from my previous sail in that there seems to be a very obvious issue with a lot of wrinkles around the luff rope in the lower half of the sail. I would guess that either the "rope" has shrunk or that it has been stitched on incorrectly. I would be very surprised if it left the loft like this.
This does not seem right on a new sail. I am reluctant to use it in the hope that it will sort itself out when I pull on the downhaul. I am concerned this will not set correctly in light winds.
Has anyone else had similar issues?
NB - the upper half of the sail looks perfectly normal with no wrinkles.
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09/01/2022 11:43:00
sandy
Posts: 10
