Projection 762 Help please?

   Spent the weekend working on the boat and had our new braced stanchions fitted which are fantastic. No more worrying when the crew grab them to stop falling out the boat!
Put some tuurning blocks on the foredeck for the pole downhaul which are a massive improvement. Next job is going to be turning blocks at the back end of the genoa tracks to sort out the riding turns we get every now and again. Has anybody done this and maybe got a photo?

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TimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 18 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 153	Post Options Post Reply Quote TimC Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Projection 762 Help please? Posted: 07 Aug 07 at 9:44am
	Spent the weekend working on the boat and had our new braced stanchions fitted which are fantastic. No more worrying when the crew grab them to stop falling out the boat! Put some tuurning blocks on the foredeck for the pole downhaul which are a massive improvement. Next job is going to be turning blocks at the back end of the genoa tracks to sort out the riding turns we get every now and again. Has anybody done this and maybe got a photo?
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chic Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 20 Dec 06 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 146	Post Options Post Reply Quote chic Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 07 at 5:19pm
	Here's a photo of ours... They work well and we've never had a riding turn on the genoa sheets. You have to take a straightedge from the centre of the car sheave (set at its default position on the track) to the edge of the winch where the sheet winds on. The vertical block sits on this line close to the end of the track; this of course means that port and stbd vertical blocks are in very different places given that the winches both wind the same way! Chic

TimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 18 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 153	Post Options Post Reply Quote TimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 07 at 11:30am
	Thanks a lot for that chic, very useful to see a picture. Still got a surprisingly large amount of stuff I want to do to the boat but getting there now!
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Oli Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 23 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1020	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oli Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 07 at 11:33am
	we are yet to do htis mod, i think a block on a spring through the end of the fairlead track would be best as it requires no extra holes and will feed perfectly with all jibs. i havent found that we're getting riding turns, its the fact that if you forget or cant pre load the sheet they dont stow tidely, sometimes going overboard so this would cure that i hope?
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TimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 18 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 153	Post Options Post Reply Quote TimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 07 at 1:27pm
	We haven't had that many riding turns to be honest (that's why it's not too high up the list of jobs) but we've had a couple at really crucial points during races which are well annoying! Out of interest, have you had any SIs for burnham week? I know you can download them from the website but they don't have the full appendices with the marks and courses.
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Oli Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 23 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1020	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oli Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 07 at 3:56pm
	hi tim no i havent recieved any si's but i think they usually give you everything you need when you register. i might make a phone call to confirm this.
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TimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 18 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 153	Post Options Post Reply Quote TimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 07 at 4:21pm
	That's cool. We'll be delivering pretty early on friday to catch the tide down from Harwich so plenty of time to get sorted in Burnham. Let me know if you hear anything different though!
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Oli Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 23 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1020	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oli Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 07 at 4:29pm
	you must be getting up pretty early!! we're sailing down on the wednesday, hopefully will be able to test the new sails, if not will be using the old bin liners. got the new rating, 0.967, up from 0.962!
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TimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 18 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 153	Post Options Post Reply Quote TimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 07 at 4:32pm
	Looks a bit more like it! If you were 0.962 we'd be giving you plenty - we're 0.972. Reckon we're going to leave about 5am. It's a bit late but my old man's bringing his yacht down (we're living on it for the week) so we've got a tow if there's no breeze. How much new cloth have you got, everything? Edited by TimC
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Oli Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 23 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1020	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oli Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 07 at 4:42pm
	we certainly need new sails, and the rating warrants it, more holes than a hookers underwear!! weve got a new main, no1 and a no3, the spinnakers are in extremely good nick. got scott on the case up at quatums as we speak. were just living in a tent at the rcyc, which really means if you come by my crew in the morning lying on the street somewhere give them a bloody good kick!
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