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Gem 550

Message #165 of 255 |

Hello fellow sailors, Can anyone assist me with the original
measurements of the Gem 550, in particular mast and sails

Thanks
Trevor

Tue Feb 5, 2008 11:07 am

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Message #165 of 255 |

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Hello fellow sailors, Can anyone assist me with the original measurements of the Gem 550, in particular mast and sails Thanks Trevor...	gem146	Feb 8, 2008 9:42 pm
I guess that Rob Humphries design house would still have details of their original design. www.humphreysdesign.com design 18 Peter H ... From: gem146...	Peter Halliwell peterkayak	Feb 9, 2008 8:09 am
... their original design. ... original > measurements of the Gem 550, in particular mast and sails Hi 146 Humphries were very unhelpful when I called- claimed...	John Button johnbg8jmb	Feb 9, 2008 8:05 pm
Mainsail 7.50 by 2.50 matches the standard data. The problem of this set of sails is that the area (approx. 11.23 sq.m.) is compliant with the Micro Class...	Philippe De Troy phildetroy	Feb 9, 2008 9:50 pm
hI pHIL- THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT Sails quoted by sanders were without reference to current rule, probably from the original design data (1979)- don't forget we...	John Button johnbg8jmb	Feb 9, 2008 11:55 pm
John, The formula for the spinnaker is LeechLength * ( 4* HalfWidth + FootLength ) /6 The limit is 210.9 sq.ft (19.60 sq.m) and usually LeechLength is 6.40 to...	Philippe De Troy phildetroy	Feb 10, 2008 6:22 am