Love your Paradox. I have had the Paradox plans for many years, I use a slightly smaller Paradox-style rig on my Beth sailing canoe, it allows easy reefing on variable wind days here in Dennes Point Tasmania.
There is about 9 inches more hoist on the yard possible, so next year I might get another sail taking the yard up that amount and leave the luff the same length. This will send the peak of the sail up a considerable amount and it will be both bigger and the yard more vertical. That’s probably as far as I can take it without a taller mast.
Love the sail.. The music is nice as well! Compliments! Thank you for sharing the dimensions! Have you worked any camber into it? Is furling still as easy? The last triangle will be bigger and not as stormworthy probably. But the improved lightwind performance is surely attractive!
The sailmaker was reluctant to build too much camber in as when you roll a sail more camber is induced. But there is a bit there - maybe 4 inches just above the boom. Yes, there is a bigger triangle that can’t be rolled but if the wind is such that you can’t handle maybe 25 sq ft you really have to drop the lot and motor home. In the 20+ knot gust i got reefing down maybe about 2.5 feet was easily enough to be comfortable.
They work quite well. The one at the front is a new addition and is permanently mounted and is offset to port so the anchor chain doesn’t run over it, while the one on the roof is removable. In conjunction with the solid one on the rear deck there is 110w feeding into a 100Ah lithium battery. It runs the lights, nav lights, a fridge/freezer and when necessary charges the electric outboard. The system has only gone flat once - after running the electric outboard off it for about 6 hours, and that was before installing the second panel.
@@Cruising_Pamela_B Thats interesting info. Out of interest (we camp mostly so question from a land lubber perspective) how big is the fridge freezer (is it the one compartment or two?) and where did you get the panels, if you don't mind. And nicely setting sail BTW.
@@languagesmadeeasy9640 it is a 36 litre dual compartment Brass Monkey - www.jaycar.com.au/36l-brass-monkey-dual-zone-fridge-freezer/p/GH1640. It just fits in the front compartment with the floor boards removed and I had to remove the wheels from the fridge to get it in. I have a line connected to the lid running through a pulley and cleat screwed beneath the deck. I just reach in, pull on the line and it opens the lid and the cleat holds it open. I can just reach in to get what I want - no need to crawl into the front compartment. Fridge, panels and electronics all from Jaycar
I love your boat!
First time I have seen actual polar data. Thanks.
Very good sailing footage, nice laminated deck beams, sweet little puppydog
Love your Paradox. I have had the Paradox plans for many years, I use a slightly smaller Paradox-style rig on my Beth sailing canoe, it allows easy reefing on variable wind days here in Dennes Point Tasmania.
the closer the yard is to vertical, the better you will do upwind and in light air. if area is constant....
There is about 9 inches more hoist on the yard possible, so next year I might get another sail taking the yard up that amount and leave the luff the same length. This will send the peak of the sail up a considerable amount and it will be both bigger and the yard more vertical. That’s probably as far as I can take it without a taller mast.
What are the dimensions of the new sail?….well done by the way cheers Tony W
Dimensions here:
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Love the sail.. The music is nice as well! Compliments! Thank you for sharing the dimensions!
Have you worked any camber into it? Is furling still as easy? The last triangle will be bigger and not as stormworthy probably. But the improved lightwind performance is surely attractive!
The sailmaker was reluctant to build too much camber in as when you roll a sail more camber is induced. But there is a bit there - maybe 4 inches just above the boom. Yes, there is a bigger triangle that can’t be rolled but if the wind is such that you can’t handle maybe 25 sq ft you really have to drop the lot and motor home. In the 20+ knot gust i got reefing down maybe about 2.5 feet was easily enough to be comfortable.
What do you think of the flexible solar panels?
They work quite well. The one at the front is a new addition and is permanently mounted and is offset to port so the anchor chain doesn’t run over it, while the one on the roof is removable. In conjunction with the solid one on the rear deck there is 110w feeding into a 100Ah lithium battery. It runs the lights, nav lights, a fridge/freezer and when necessary charges the electric outboard. The system has only gone flat once - after running the electric outboard off it for about 6 hours, and that was before installing the second panel.
@@Cruising_Pamela_B Thats interesting info. Out of interest (we camp mostly so question from a land lubber perspective) how big is the fridge freezer (is it the one compartment or two?) and where did you get the panels, if you don't mind.
And nicely setting sail BTW.
@@languagesmadeeasy9640 it is a 36 litre dual compartment Brass Monkey - www.jaycar.com.au/36l-brass-monkey-dual-zone-fridge-freezer/p/GH1640. It just fits in the front compartment with the floor boards removed and I had to remove the wheels from the fridge to get it in. I have a line connected to the lid running through a pulley and cleat screwed beneath the deck. I just reach in, pull on the line and it opens the lid and the cleat holds it open. I can just reach in to get what I want - no need to crawl into the front compartment. Fridge, panels and electronics all from Jaycar