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    Posted: 27 Nov 08 at 6:23pm
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Mind you, that was not as bad as having to stand on the foredeck to change the spreader angle....

Impressive; you must be very tall as I had to stand on the spinnaker pole eye ...



5'11"  - I had to stretch really hard because I was scared to stand on the pole fitting.... daft but true....

oh and then I would forget which way to turn the darned thing.....
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Originally posted by winging it

Mind you, that was not as bad as having to stand on the foredeck to change the spreader angle....

Impressive; you must be very tall as I had to stand on the spinnaker pole eye ...

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I have nightmare memories of changing the rake whilst afloat in the 470 - I would have to go to leeward and change the pin setting, ideally without dropping the pin overboard......

Mind you, that was not as bad as having to stand on the foredeck to change the spreader angle....
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Three holes then... I was close, but not quite...
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They have been used on fireballs etc for years. Basically it has an elongated hole in it. So when you go sailing with medium rake you can also have the pin in for light rake. so when you are going downwind in a race and the wind goes light you just take the rig tension off take out the medium pins. pull the rig tension onto light. you can also do it the other way round but is a bit more awkard.
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The de raker, I presume it's that length of metal sticking out of the adjuster with a hole in it, presumably connected by a pin to the adjuster (via the hole at the other end) thus lengthening the shrouds and deraking.

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That de raking thing looks interesting.  Anyone know how it works?
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Thanks for the response Liz, and its good to know that Allen are listening to what the sailors want. I will be looking out for your new products with a more accepting eye in the future.

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In answer to the question - 'is Allen going to replace the wire-arm jammers?' - now that we are dealing direct with our customers we are in a far better position to react to their feedback.  Our wire-arm jammers offer a good weight/strength option, but we are aware that in certain applications a more agricultural product might be a better alternative. 

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