CharlieB Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 (edited) I'm building a small sailboat to be put in a bottle. Need some help on where to attach the sail so that the mast will stillfold . Edited January 30, 2017 by CharlieB JesseLee and IgorSky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 There's different methods for this. If you use a cloth sail glue it to both the mast and the boom. The cloth will fold with everything and come out just fine. If your using paper glue it to the mast and not the boom. Wrap the sail around the ship when inserting and once it's set up you can push the sail into place on top of the boom. If you need you can go back in and place some glue to hold it down. It's not always needed though. Another method that's good but would require some reworking is to run a line from the boom through the mast and a line from the top of the sail through the top of the mast. This allows the sail to go in separately ahead of the ship. Once in pull the sail and boom into place glue down and cut off the lines. No method is wrong. Use what your most comfortable with. IgorSky and JesseLee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted January 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Thanks for the reply. What would you suggest to use for cloth sails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Been a while since I've used cloth sails. When I did use cloth I used what ever I could get my hands on. Old handkerchiefs work just fine or similar type cloth. You want something that wont fray to much or else just glue down a what's called a bolt rope on real ships, then cut real close to the bolt rope. It's a line that runs the edge of the sail to keep the sail from tearing. So yeah something thin and in the color you want it to be. JesseLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 If you aren't sure, knock up a couple of extra masts and booms and experiment. Nothing lost then but a bit of time, but experience gained. I've got one SIB I've called the 'Hack' that's been constantly experimented on for about 15 yrs. It must be on its 6th or 7th set of masts and yards, plus sails. The deck layout has changed as I change my mind, but its going in soon for good as there is not a lot of hull left to play with. Alan DSiemens, IgorSky and JesseLee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted February 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 Appreciate all the replies and help. I'll try some experimenting first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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