RS 400 Tack Line

   So that begs the question... how the hell do you get to that knot!? I guess I need to mouse the tack line out of the inboard end of the sprit somehow. Or is the outboard end easy to remove? Mine has a healthy wrap of tape just in from the end which could be hiding a retaining screw for the end cap...? That would be the easy outcome anyway!

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laser193713 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 13 May 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 889	Post Options Post Reply Quote laser193713 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: RS 400 Tack Line Posted: 09 May 17 at 10:21pm
	So that begs the question... how the hell do you get to that knot!? I guess I need to mouse the tack line out of the inboard end of the sprit somehow. Or is the outboard end easy to remove? Mine has a healthy wrap of tape just in from the end which could be hiding a retaining screw for the end cap...? That would be the easy outcome anyway!

RS400atC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 04 Dec 08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3011	Post Options Post Reply Quote RS400atC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 17 at 12:20pm
	Assuming my boat is 'normal'.... There is a knot inside the pole. When the kite is pulled in, initially the pole tends to stay out until the knot jams against the inside of the pole end, then the pole comes in. The knot is positioned to have the kite fully in the chute and roughly 30-40cm of pole sticking out. There is a class rule about how much pole may stick out upwind IIRC, I forget the number! We have a basic 2 line system FWIW.

laser193713 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 13 May 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 889	Post Options Post Reply Quote laser193713 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 17 at 12:10pm
	I don't think it's a friction problem, it moves an inch or two but not nearly enough to get the kite to the chute. I just don't know whether the knot is inside the pole or somehow attached to the inboard end for example. The RS forum seems pretty dead, I will ask there but normally get a good answer to most things on here!

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 17 at 12:04pm
	The first question is whether there is something the physically stops it. Can you, on the shore, pull out a length of line sufficient to get the tack in the chute? If so its probably a friction problem rather than a misplaced knot. But suggest you ask on an RS forum too.

laser193713 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 13 May 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 889	Post Options Post Reply Quote laser193713 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 17 at 11:49am
	Having a little bit of a puzzle with my tack line on the 400. When the pole is retracted I'm pretty sure the tack line is meant to ease by 30cm or so allowing the tack to get up and into the chute. This doesn't seem to happen on my boat. Is there a knot inside the pole that sets this? If so, how do I get to it? Does anyone have a diagram of how the pole outhaul/tack line system works on the 400?