Re Battern Tensioning

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Old Salty
Old Salty
VIC
1271 posts
VIC, 1271 posts
1 Sep 2011 9:45pm
Just had my sail repaired and the repairer removed all the batterns to replace a panel.

Should I put all the batterns in under light tension then tension from

the top down
or
Bottom up

or all with equal tensions and then do a final tune?
swoosh
swoosh
QLD
1929 posts
QLD, 1929 posts
1 Sep 2011 11:02pm
equal tension. depending on how many battens you got, you may need to get anywhere from 4 to 8 mates to help you to tension all of them up at the same time.

music with an simple beat may help you coordinate the tensioning process.

Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23647 posts
WA, 23647 posts
4 Sep 2011 10:11am
Yes insert with a light tension then rig up. Tighten in any order you want, it doesn't matter.

As to final tension - it is like taking a quarter of a viagra - just enough to get the wrinkles out of it.
Reflex Films
Reflex Films
WA
1460 posts
WA, 1460 posts
4 Sep 2011 2:09pm
Batten - its a BAtten

B A T T E N
jsnfok
jsnfok
WA
899 posts
WA, 899 posts
4 Sep 2011 9:59pm
nip em up then start from the top, with the top battens only tighten to the wrinkle disapper and then the bottom battens need a little more, then saaweeeettt
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