Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Numbered Boats

Batten Codes:
E15300 E (E-Glass) 15 (width in mm) .300 (thickness in inches)

CB15300 CB (Carbon Bar) 15 (width in mm) .300 (thickness in inches)

The basic breakdown of our Batten Codes goes as shown above:

  1. The code will always start off with either an E or a CB which stands for either E-Glass or Carbon Bar.
  2. The next 2 numbers will always stand for the width of the batten in millimeters.
  3. The final 3 numbers will always stand for the thickness in inches
**Please view our Batten Conversion Chart for more measurement information according to the type of boat you have.
Boat Position Length RBS Batten Suggestion Taper
420 Top #1 43″/110cm E10140/110f No taper
Main 2 28″/70cm E10120/70f Flex taper
3 28″/70cm E10140/70f Flex taper
4 20″/50cm E10120/50f Flex taper
470 Top #1 47″/120cm E10180/120nt No taper
Main 2 32″/80cm E10140/80f Flex taper
3 32″/80cm E10140/80f Flex taper
4 47″/120cm E10120/60f Flex taper
470 Top #1 8″/20cm E12050/20f Flex taper
Jib 2 10″/25cm E12020/25f Flex taper
3 10″/25cm E12070/25f Flex taper
505 Top #1 47″/120cm E10140/120nt No taper
Main 2 47″/120cm E15140/120f Flex taper
3 47″/120cm E15140/120f Flex taper
4 47″/120cm E15140/120f Flex taper
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