bradwebb7
New Member
I am a fairly new owner of a used Capri 14.2 and I have a question regarding the leech telltales on the main.
Last night I was sailing on our local lake here in central California in very light winds of 2 to 6 knots. I have the factory sails and the main has two sets of telltales on the luff and 3 telltales on the leech between each batton.
As I reached across the lake the jib telltales and the luff telltales on the main were in pretty good position pointing level and aft, however the leech telltales on the main were pointing forward or flopping around a lot indicating to me that the main was stalling.
I adjusted the outhaul, the main sheet (in and out) and the jib sheet (both in and out) and nothing seemed to work. We had pretty good speed considering the wind conditions and had a slight heel to the boat.
Why could I not get airflow over the entire main?
Why did the other telltales indicate good flow?
What adjustments should I try next time?
Fair Winds,
Brad
Capri 14.2 #1108
Last night I was sailing on our local lake here in central California in very light winds of 2 to 6 knots. I have the factory sails and the main has two sets of telltales on the luff and 3 telltales on the leech between each batton.
As I reached across the lake the jib telltales and the luff telltales on the main were in pretty good position pointing level and aft, however the leech telltales on the main were pointing forward or flopping around a lot indicating to me that the main was stalling.
I adjusted the outhaul, the main sheet (in and out) and the jib sheet (both in and out) and nothing seemed to work. We had pretty good speed considering the wind conditions and had a slight heel to the boat.
Why could I not get airflow over the entire main?
Why did the other telltales indicate good flow?
What adjustments should I try next time?
Fair Winds,
Brad
Capri 14.2 #1108