Sail cover kit fit customization question

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   This is my second Sailrite mainsail cover kit. The first one was for a 10 foot boom on a 33' boat and I used the 10 foot kit and all went well. The second one I assembled was for a smaller boat (28'/29') but with an 11 foot boom, so I used the booms to 13' kit and measured the sail stack height as per instructions and selected the appropriate pattern struck on the canvas. The length and fit for the aft say 8 feet of cover is fine, but the finished cover has too much room for the stacked sail and mast. 
The cover has a pronounced shoulder with no sail to fill it and the opening for the mast could fit probably two masts. Looks OK from the pier, but wonder what I should do next time to customize the pattern for a boat with boom length that is long for the boats LOA and mast circumference of only 18 inches? 

Ken

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kwalters Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Member Joined: 05 April 2015 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote kwalters Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Sail cover kit fit customization question Posted: 11 April 2019 at 4:45pm
	This is my second Sailrite mainsail cover kit. The first one was for a 10 foot boom on a 33' boat and I used the 10 foot kit and all went well. The second one I assembled was for a smaller boat (28'/29') but with an 11 foot boom, so I used the booms to 13' kit and measured the sail stack height as per instructions and selected the appropriate pattern struck on the canvas. The length and fit for the aft say 8 feet of cover is fine, but the finished cover has too much room for the stacked sail and mast. The cover has a pronounced shoulder with no sail to fill it and the opening for the mast could fit probably two masts. Looks OK from the pier, but wonder what I should do next time to customize the pattern for a boat with boom length that is long for the boats LOA and mast circumference of only 18 inches? Ken

MattGrant Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Sailrite Employee - Expert Joined: 21 April 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3009	Post Options Post Reply Quote MattGrant Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 April 2019 at 4:51pm
	Hi Ken, You could always take out any extra along the spine of the cover. It is a fairly easy correction if it bothers you to have the extra room. Also keep in mind a new sail will fill it out much more. For the next cover put it on the furled sail after the spine is sewn to customize the front and the hang down. But don't go too tight. In my opinion a loose mainsail cover is much better. Best Regards, Matt Grant
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