I lost my top batten this weekend too.? And one of the others is not in to good of shape.? SO any help on replacements or.... thanks in advance. At your service Larry Pegg Pilgrim M-17 # 55 208 249 0538 -----Original Message----- From: Andrei Caldararu <andreic@math.wisc.edu> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 8:36 pm Subject: M_Boats: Question about battens Hello, on my M-17 (unnamed yet, 1982), I think the second batten from the top is too long, and the third one from the top is missing entirely. As a consequence, in light wind the sail has a funny shape, getting a sharp bend at the battens' line. I'm sure that's not helping me move any faster (and my skills aren't helping it, either :-)). Does anyone know what length the battens need to be, or how to figure this out experimentally? Thanks, Andrei. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats