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vago_ballast 
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Joined: 16 Jun 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2 |
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 Topic: Laser Vago XD RigPosted: 16 Jun 06 at 8:46pm |
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I have just spent 3 days crewing in a Vago and the helm and I had a real problem on the XD rig of getting the full battens at the sail head to pop through in the (incredibly) light winds. We have adjusted the batten tension, cunningham and gnav tensions but it took an huge amount of effort to get the sail shaped on the right side. Has anyone had this problem and does anyone have any suggestions to overcome it. Thanks in advance of your help |
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Isis
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Posted: 16 Jun 06 at 8:53pm |
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Not enough mast bend may be a problem... Its not something you want to be changing just to pop the battens though really.
If you cant get them to pop even after loosening the batten tension its probibly more of a technique problem I suspect.... You often need a sharp flick as you come up after the tack to get them to pop which is something beter shown than explained. |
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combat wombat
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Joined: 16 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 345 |
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Posted: 16 Jun 06 at 8:56pm |
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On my B14, in light winds it is a case of a bit of kicker, (crew in front of mast in these winds), crew rolls the boat hard through the tack, then helm crosses boat, eases mainsheet, grabs the mainsheet from the block and falls heavily onto the windward wing. This sheets in the main and jerks the boat upright, and the battens pop. We have a light winds mainsail which we have eased off the top batten, it pays to have some outhaul on as well.
Obviously you don't have wings but the key is sitting down hard as you sheet in, with the crew ready to stop the boat going over to windward. Be brutal, it may shake the wind out the sails but thats faster than attempting to sail with the battens inverted! CW |
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olly_love
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Joined: 18 Jan 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1145 |
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Posted: 16 Jun 06 at 10:00pm |
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talking about mast bend. i cannot understand on that boat how it has a untapered mast. does it not need it cause it has a fat head mainsail. was out the otherday in bout 15 knots and it seemed really fast however when we speed checked it was wuite slow. has a massive problem with the bow going high. no mattetr where u sit not a race boat like laser said more a training boat |
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m_liddell
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Posted: 16 Jun 06 at 11:24pm |
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Cost I'm sure. |
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olly_love
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Posted: 16 Jun 06 at 11:31pm |
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must be. cause it is a large section looks built to last. but the quiality of the rest of th efittings is up to laser quality...... crap
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Isis
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Posted: 16 Jun 06 at 11:35pm |
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gonzo
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Posted: 17 Jun 06 at 6:11am |
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still plastic never going to get a high perfromance plastic boat are you Supposed to be a more high performance than a feva type of boat for clubs that are trying to promote high performance dinghys. |
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Go Big or Go home or sail a 49er!!!
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vago_ballast
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Posted: 18 Jun 06 at 7:15am |
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Thanks for all your suggestions. We'll give them all a try next time we're out
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Lucy Lee
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Posted: 18 Jun 06 at 7:00pm |
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As a crew I find that giving the cunningham a sharp tug when the helm is trying to pop the battens often helps. Just have to remember to have it cleated on the 'old' side before the tack/gybe and not to cleat it in too hard after the manoeuver...
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