Bottlescrews???

There was an unstated trapeze boat back in the 80s, alloy mast.  If the market thought a new trapeze boat would sell they could easily produce an unstated trapeze boat. Too late on a Sunday to do the maths . Like it or not any growth or at least slowing of the decline is in existing classes, hiking boats and single handed boats. Adding beam, wings etc are replacing trapezes and D-One, RS300, Waszp prove an unstayed mast is up to the job. 

With the market moving towards single handed boats the R&D has gone into sail and mast development without the need for shrouds. Simple systems where a couple of controls can control the rig are the future. Obviously multiple rig sizes are also popular and probably considerably cheaper than all the complexity of letting off shroud, adjusting rake etc etc 

I agree the best way I found was a braid eg dynema going up and down a few times to give a purchase. To mark the position I used to whip on twine at critical positions in bands one two and three to mark the “fast” positions

Wingnuts, chain plates, get a Laser... Here's the news, it's 2021, the future you were never warned about..

We have that wire adjsuatble bidning system on snowboard boots boesystem is it? They use it on harnesses as well, dial the adjustment, surely something like that should be designed, where is the R&D in dinghyworld?

Then again what I really want is that Merlin system where you pull or release on rope to adjust the rig. Then again I want to be able to slacken the lee shroud to let the boom out further downhill, just a little flick switch, not much to ask, maybe one of those lever things contenders use on their forestay.

Oh and fast pins? Had the whole lot fall down thanks to a fastpin, so thanks but no thanks.


Edited by iGRF - 18 Apr 21 at 6:53pm

iGRF - the solution is easy get a Laser, you know want to