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piglet 
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 Topic: RS200 kite holesPosted: 14 Feb 14 at 2:18pm |
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Polish UHMW(?) tape arrived a week to the day after ordered.
It is clear and mics up at around 0.28mm, feels similar in stiffness to slot strip or milk bottle plastic.
Not overly impressed with the stickiness so have done a small test piece on a piece of curvy shiny gelcoat, using some cheap contact adhesive as a primer. I'll leave it till monday then try and rip it off.
A piece of stiff tape peeling away in the chute mouth would most likely do more damage to the sail than it is intended to prevent!
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laser193713
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Posted: 07 Feb 14 at 6:06pm |
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A couple of layers of that tape can only help... if it will stick to itself!?
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piglet
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Posted: 07 Feb 14 at 3:26pm |
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mmmmmm, rare as hens teeth in UK, and damned expensive:
I wonder if it's even class legal?
I bought this from Poland, cost me £5.68 delivered for 1m
it's probably parcel tape! if it arrives at all.
As a short term I might try some mould release wax on the chute mouth.
I'm not going to try and repair the rope grooves in a freezing wet dinghy park, that will have to wait.
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laser193713
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Posted: 07 Feb 14 at 9:58am |
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http://www.apsltd.com/c-4491-low-frictiontapes.aspx Some good alternatives here too. If you can find a supplier in the UK of course!
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laser193713
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Posted: 07 Feb 14 at 9:53am |
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That's the stuff I think. Although I have never bought it myself. Just used offcuts from various other boats I have raced on. That 15 quid bit should be enough to last you the whole season. It only needs to go around the top where the chute is getting damaged.
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piglet
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Posted: 07 Feb 14 at 9:44am |
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Laser, are you buying that PE tape? Where from? Thickness width etc.? Makes sense about age of sail, we badly need a new one, but I want this problem under control 1st
Maybe I should stick it all over the sail!
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Ruscoe
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Posted: 06 Feb 14 at 7:25pm |
That's my point as well, it always seems to be old kites that suffer worse of all. Older softer, thinner material snags.
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laser193713
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Posted: 06 Feb 14 at 6:02pm |
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Protect tape comes in various thicknesses so you can form it to some pretty complex shapes. Sounds like you have found your problem so once repaired cover this with some sacrificial tape as suggested and replace it when needed. Reminds me, I must replace the stuff on my 200 in time for this season!
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jaydub
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Posted: 03 Feb 14 at 5:25pm |
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Having checked my spinnakers, it's only the oldest ones that have had problems. Fill in the groove and keeping the chute mouth lubed with some prolube will help. Edited by jaydub - 03 Feb 14 at 5:25pm |
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piglet
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Posted: 03 Feb 14 at 3:15pm |
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Right, had a thorough investigation in the dinghy park yesterday and it is obvious that the holes are a result of rope friction during dropping, some cloth enters the chute with the rope and the cloth stays still while the rope runs over it.
There is 1 main rope groove in the chute which I'm guessing is not helping as once the rope drops into the groove it tends to stay there with that bit of sailcloth.
There is no excessive friction in the system, most of it from the Spinlock, the rope is almost new and smooth.
Another 200 sailor said there have been changes to the sailcloth along the way which has exacerbated the problem, not sure about that one.
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