Think I might have found myself a boat 4 the lake

Since I'm going to be facing another EPS winter.... I should have done it ages ago since nobody else has, but there's a Facebook Page for the EPS now, a bit easier to go to than the Yahoo group where everyone traditionally gathers.

Like it, or Like it not, it doesn't matter, just the service point for EPS stuff.

Thank you for your attention carry on.

I was thinking of using it inverted, Jim, with the 'deck' fitting substituted by a standard gnav upper pivot.  It was really only the use of the roller car in place of a slider (or the EPS' little wheels) that I was suggesting.  Screw the track on top of the boom.

Sliding gnavs seem to me to involve a lot of friction when the loads get high. I've spoken to a few Vortex guys who are less than enchanted with theirs (isn't there some talk in the class about allowing conventional kickers?).

Mine has a carbon mast and it's stiff enough with bend at the top for my liking, it does have a bit of a dodgy Gnav, I've since managed to find a newer one which works better. The weak thing imv is the boom, why go to all the expense of a carbon mast then have a crude heavy ally boom.

The racks, they work, at least they did until the storm damaged one of the pins, but they are comfy and slide in and out, the one failing, not enough freeboard which in itself would raise them, so they don't drag if you get gusted and it heels over.

Design wise I don't see the need to curve them at either end, needless weight and they impede the controls when set at their innermost setting, something else i'd change.

Other than that my love affair continues un abated, I've yet to find anything to equal the fun factor of sailing an EPS, it's borderline edgy, control wise with an extra turn of speed if you are prepared to put the effort in (which I'm not for the most part) 1024 is probably a bit optimistic for lake use, but I have managed to win with it once on the sea and up against the Banditerati in their Merlin, I'm wondering what I could achieve now I'm more used to it and have tweaked it with a new sail and different sheeting system which doesn't get in the way whilst tacking.

I tend to have a good battle with a Rooster which sails of 1057 and he beats me, but that's down to his better technique, if I'm on my game, don't make an error I can give him a good run for his money.

Edited by iGRF - 05 May 14 at 8:11pm

More tinnitus. it will be the best choice for you.