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senormechanico · 08-09-2007, 13:02

If you use 1/4" sheets and a gust comes along and you hear a BIG BANG!! as the sheet parts company, you will risk buying another chute before you can get it down in one piece.

I have a couple of chutes (1 Asym and one runner) and I use 3/8" on each one.
The boat's a 33' tri and I don't feel any need for smaller diameter.

Steve B.

08-09-2007, 13:02	#2
senormechanico Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Whidbey Island WA Boat: Dragonfly 1000 trimaran Posts: 1,182	If you use 1/4" sheets and a gust comes along and you hear a BIG BANG!! as the sheet parts company, you will risk buying another chute before you can get it down in one piece. I have a couple of chutes (1 Asym and one runner) and I use 3/8" on each one. The boat's a 33' tri and I don't feel any need for smaller diameter. Steve B.