505 rope carpet

Pretty much inevitable that any good ideas in one class will be disseminated to others reasonably quickly, so truly unique controls/gadgets are unlikely, unless there are special circumstances, probably rules related.

Originally posted by LaLi In the Soling, I believe the shroud tracks are used to change the rake between upwind and downwind.  The same as in the Tasar, unless I'm totally mistaken. In the 505, you change the shroud base location to change the mast bend/rig tension relation.  That is, it does the same as adjusting the spreaders, it's just that no one needs to climb up the mast.

I heard that Rodney Pattison had string to open and close the self bailer.

Originally posted by Presuming Ed Only boat I've seen with shroud tracks

It's not a dinghy but we once sailed a hired soling on lake Garda and one of the upper shroud track stoppers was missing (unknown to me). Needless to say the shroud came out of the track :-( . Fortunately we were reefed. It was blowing old boots. The chunk of metal on the end of the shroud then swung around trying to brain both of us until I managed to get it back in the track.

Came away from that episode convinced: The more complicated it is, the more likely it is to go wrong. Checking every bit of string, block, cleat before you go out is fine and good prctice but not in the dozens. I'll leave that for the more ocd types.  

Edited by transient - 25 Mar 16 at 11:50am

Only boat I've seen with shroud tracks and adjustable tension.