Boss kite for a 14?
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Topic: Boss kite for a 14?
Posted By: m_liddell
Subject: Boss kite for a 14?
Date Posted: 23 Nov 05 at 6:16pm
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My 14 kite is totally destroyed as of today’s sailing and they don't seem to come up often second hand. The topper website shows the boss kite as being 33sqm, is this the new or old rig? Does anyone know the mast height and pole extension of the boss or whether it would fit my (modded to new rules) 14? The Laser 5000 kite is 2sqm smaller than the typical 14 kite so the boss seems the best match.
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Posted By: Jon Emmett
Date Posted: 23 Nov 05 at 6:40pm
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New boss kite is mast head, I would suggest it is too full for the I14. ------------- http://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Your-Own-Tactics-Coach/dp/0470973218/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312565831&sr=8-1 - |
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 23 Nov 05 at 9:15pm
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The 5000 kite is 33 square metres, so if the boss kite is the same area, you'll still be 2 square metres short. ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 23 Nov 05 at 9:18pm
Thats what I thought so I just checked their site and the stats say it's only 30 sq metres? ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 23 Nov 05 at 9:39pm
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Checked the site too Quoted at 30 sqm but I'm sure its 33. I'll have a look around the flat to see if I can find anything on paper about it, still pretty sure its 33sqm ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 23 Nov 05 at 9:45pm
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I knew it! I've got a class handbook from back in 2000, produced by the Laser Centre, quoting 33sqm. ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 23 Nov 05 at 9:57pm
Glad I'm not going nuts ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 23 Nov 05 at 10:01pm
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.........it had me thinking too, I'm too young for this senility thing I think... ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: Chris Noble
Date Posted: 24 Nov 05 at 8:38am
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What exactly did you do to your kite? ------------- http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=561 - Competitive Boat Insurance From Noble Marine FOR SALE: I14 2 Masts 2 poles 3 Booms, Foils Kites/Mains/Jibs too many to list. |
Posted By: guytoon
Date Posted: 24 Nov 05 at 8:52am
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What kind of 14 do you have ? I'm really surprised that you don't find any kite from 14 racer who change quite often. ------------- Cherub 2692 "NBS" |
Posted By: Bruce Starbuck
Date Posted: 24 Nov 05 at 11:24am
| It's quite easy to repair kites that are ripped into many pieces and look written off at first glance, and as long as the material still has some crispyness left, this could be worth doing. |
Posted By: Bruce Starbuck
Date Posted: 24 Nov 05 at 11:25am
| Can you post a photo of the damage? |
Posted By: m_liddell
Date Posted: 24 Nov 05 at 11:31am
Modified to new rules Morrison 7A. There never seem to be any on the I14 site and since the whole boat cost £800 so I'm on a bit of a budget! If anyone hears of one for sale let me know. |
Posted By: m_liddell
Date Posted: 24 Nov 05 at 11:33am
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I can post a pic but it ripped the last time I used it too and cost £20 to repair. The guy who did the repair said the kite had had it and this will keep happening so to replace it. Sure enough, the next time I took it out it ripped again There is no crispiness to the material at all! |
Posted By: MikeBz
Date Posted: 24 Nov 05 at 11:52am
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Have you tried the I14 mailing list? http://listserv.loukes.com/mailman/listinfo/14list - http://listserv.loukes.com/mailman/listinfo/14list There must be loads of old kites out there in garages which will never see the light of day again, it's just a matter of tracking them down. Whether a Boss or L5000 kite 'fits' will be as much to do with luff/leach/foot ratios as absolute area. 2sqm isn't a big deal if you're on a very tight budget, I suspect that you get varations approaching that order between different designs of 14 kite anyway. Mike |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 24 Nov 05 at 2:23pm
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Id ba amased if there werent any 14 kites around, probibly just to people being too lazy to put them on the site. Id defianntly try the mailing list, they're a helpfull lot ------------- |
Posted By: m_liddell
Date Posted: 25 Nov 05 at 6:15pm
Had quite a response from the mailing list so far. People must not be bothered to sell their stuff! |
Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 28 Nov 05 at 10:58am
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see below from Dick Batt's bargin basement...
Reference Number 1005 Description of sail: SPINNAKER 14 ASYMMETRIC, STAR CUT, YELLOW/RED, DOWNHAULS, CONDITION AS NEW. LUFF =7950, LEECH = 6700, FOOT = 5150, Additional notes: Price (excluding VAT) £200.00 www.battsails.com ------------- http://www.uk3-7class.org/index.html" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Class Website https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092602470772759/" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Building - Facebook Group |