Sail adjustment
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Category: Dinghy classes
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Topic: Sail adjustment
Posted By: MpHarris
Subject: Sail adjustment
Date Posted: 12 Oct 07 at 12:27pm
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I'm looking at buying an RS800 kite as a step to upgrading to the new rules. Was just wondering how easy it is to cut the sail down to size? I'm going to need to cut down my main too. Is this something that most sail menders will be able to do or will i have to take it to a more speacialist sail makers to get it done?
------------- Cherub 2663 "Sweet Dreams" RS400 451 "IceBerg" |
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Posted By: Iain C
Date Posted: 12 Oct 07 at 1:03pm
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Very, very easy. Take a slice from clew to head that is no more than about 4 cm wide at it's widest point (mid point between the two) IIRC. To be honest this was a bit of an error when the 2005 rule change went through, we should have said that an RS800 kite will measure as is regardless of age. Although the RS meaurements say 21.5 sqm and ours are 21, they are measured in different ways, you lose nothing like 0.5sqm whn you alter it. If you meaure it, it may well measure anyway unless it's very old and baggy. You would really have to be stretching it to make it not measure really! I really don't think that anyone will mind if you don't make an adjustment...when I did my first yellow kite on Suicide Blonde it was literally a case of cutting the tape off and re-stitching. You could almost screw up the cut-off piece in one hand and not be able to see any of it poking out from under your fingers! And my white kite was newer and seemed to measure OK anyway when I checked it...just put the kite on and sail! ------------- RS700 GBR922 "Wirespeed" Fireball GBR14474 "Eleven Parsecs" Enterprise GBR21970 Bavaria 32 GBR4755L "Adastra" |
Posted By: BBSCFaithfull
Date Posted: 12 Oct 07 at 8:04pm
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Hey Iain i've noticed the guy who bought suicide is already slicing and dicing her. He must be keen Smight at BBSC ------------- Greatfully Sponsored By www.allgoodfun.com Int 14 GBR 1503!! |
Posted By: Iain C
Date Posted: 12 Oct 07 at 9:09pm
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Indeed he is...she's already been on a diet I think...I just want to see some photos! ------------- RS700 GBR922 "Wirespeed" Fireball GBR14474 "Eleven Parsecs" Enterprise GBR21970 Bavaria 32 GBR4755L "Adastra" |
Posted By: Mopps
Date Posted: 12 Oct 07 at 9:11pm
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there's some up on the suicide blonde page if you wanted to see some of the work i have to say that she's lookin' good how's the slug coming along Iain ? ------------- I am the boatwhore B14 694 |
Posted By: olly_love
Date Posted: 12 Oct 07 at 9:49pm
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whats the site ------------- TWO FRANK-Hunter Impala |
Posted By: Mopps
Date Posted: 12 Oct 07 at 10:11pm
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cherub site members boat pages sail number :2644 ------------- I am the boatwhore B14 694 |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 12 Oct 07 at 11:36pm
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http://www.sailingsource.com/cherub/test/doku.php/boats/2644 - Suicide blondes page
------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk">  BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: Ross
Date Posted: 13 Oct 07 at 3:10pm
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Iain, we need some news on the new boat!
------------- Ross If you can't carry it, don't sail it! |
Posted By: Iain C
Date Posted: 13 Oct 07 at 4:40pm
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Not much to add really...however there is about to be a big dent in my bank account on Monday as I have just ordered all the tubes, boom, bowsprit, spreaders, daggerboard and sleeve from New Zealand. Hopefully by the time they arrive the hull should have a floor and a spine in it and then she should start to come together quite quickly...
------------- RS700 GBR922 "Wirespeed" Fireball GBR14474 "Eleven Parsecs" Enterprise GBR21970 Bavaria 32 GBR4755L "Adastra" |
Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 13 Oct 07 at 5:27pm
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Ooo... temple vang, nice. Be good to see how that goes.
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Posted By: Ross
Date Posted: 13 Oct 07 at 5:46pm
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Are you coming to the "sticky weekend" Iain?
------------- Ross If you can't carry it, don't sail it! |
Posted By: BBSCFaithfull
Date Posted: 13 Oct 07 at 7:18pm
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Are you going with red eye's again or are you going to go with another sailmaker? ------------- Greatfully Sponsored By www.allgoodfun.com Int 14 GBR 1503!! |
Posted By: landlocked
Date Posted: 13 Oct 07 at 8:02pm
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when and where is the sticky weekend all i know is that people keep mentioning it but i've not heard any details
------------- Cherub 2535 "Eggbert the Nasty" Soon to be for sale PM for Details Cherub 2657 "Slippery When Wet" Don't sail fly Cherub |
Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 13 Oct 07 at 11:18pm
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The next sticky weekend will be: Date: 17/18 November 2007 Venue: Weston-supers-mare This is an event for cherub class members who wish to improve their boat building/mantainance skills. There will be several class members on hand who have plenty of experience to help you out. Previous sticky weekend projects have been foils, booms, masts, snouts, backing plates, and many other jobs. The plan for this one is to concentrate on spars, as this is the thing that our members find the most rewarding to do as a team. Products from previous Sticky Weekends can be seen on the Flying Trifle (boom and pole), on Cheese Before Bedtime (boom) and on Atum Bom (T foil), among others. ------------- |
Posted By: Ross
Date Posted: 13 Oct 07 at 11:34pm
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We're making a mast at this one.
------------- Ross If you can't carry it, don't sail it! |