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Laser 28 - Excellent example of this great design Hamble le rice |
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NickA ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 30 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 784 |
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They seem to help Laser 2000s along! |
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JimC ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662 |
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Cherubs have never needed major changes when converting to sprit kites, but then then had a nine foot spinnaker pole so the change was less extreme than for the boats you mention.
Putting an asymettric on a twelve does seem a bit pointless though. They don'ty work well on slow boats, and if you're going to make so many changes as to convert it to a fast boat you might as well have an older spec Cherub which will do the job far better. |
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foaminatthedeck ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 18 May 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 318 |
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Im sure i read in past that the reason the N12 and Merlins did not work with an assy kite was because the C/B was in the wrong posistion. My own experence of puting assamertic kites on other boat (470 and a Bullet) would suggest that its not just a case of adding the right bits, but that hulls need to be re designed. Having said that Im in the process of rebuilding a 80's 12 and might consider retro fitting a kite anythoughts? Feva are good teaching boats shame about build quality. |
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tgruitt ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 02 Dec 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2479 |
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yes but they are rubbish, N12's are beatiful boats with personality, fevas are plastic..... nuff sed
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Needs to sail more...
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mike ellis ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 30 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2339 |
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the cherub, however, is a twin wire monster built of carbon and will, whereas an assymetric 12 would be more like a big, better feva (has anyone realised fevas are 12 ft long with an assymetric?) |
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
Also International 14, 1318 |
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feva_sailor ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 03 May 06 Location: United Arab Emirates Online Status: Offline Posts: 767 |
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yes the cherab is too high preformance and at least if your coming off something like the merlin or a smaller assy and go onto the assy 12 you you wont kill yourself |
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aardvark_issues ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 Jul 05 Location: Weston-Super-Mare Online Status: Offline Posts: 505 |
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I think a National 12 would be a very sensible starting point for a 12 foot long assymetric dinghy. Mainly because it has 70 years of development behind it. Its sub planing performance is considerably better too, and as a hiker would spend more time in displacement mode it makes much more sense. |
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Andrewst ![]() Posting king ![]() Joined: 14 Aug 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 129 |
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And they are not hiking!
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feva_sailor ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 03 May 06 Location: United Arab Emirates Online Status: Offline Posts: 767 |
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because it isnt 12ft long maybe
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29er397 ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 02 Feb 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 505 |
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I have single handed an 800 in a F1-2 and it built to a 3 at the end. It became quite a handfull towards the end due to the fact that i only weighed 60kg and the wings wern't fully out. Saying that, it wasnt much harder than single-handing the 29er, i think it would be a good fun boat, but why not use an MPS or 700? |
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