Boom sheeting RS600?

   Part of the issue with the 600 mainsail (and the 200 and old 400) is that the sail fabric was bullet proof.  Normally you'd have worn the sail itself out before you needed to worry too much about bolt ropes and things, but these things go on for years.

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Neptune Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jun 09 Location: Berkshire United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1314	Post Options Post Reply Quote Neptune Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Boom sheeting RS600? Posted: 20 Jun 14 at 11:25am
	Part of the issue with the 600 mainsail (and the 200 and old 400) is that the sail fabric was bullet proof. Normally you'd have worn the sail itself out before you needed to worry too much about bolt ropes and things, but these things go on for years.
	Musto Skiff and Solo sailor

hobbiteater Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 07 Dec 12 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 107	Post Options Post Reply Quote hobbiteater Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 14 at 10:39am
	so heres a question, how much of a OD or measured sail can you repair before its out of class or needs remeasurement? The absolute limit would be every thing apart from the the signed bit, labels etc i guess, but then you can basically design your own sail, where's the line? Triggers broom.... Edited by hobbiteater - 20 Jun 14 at 10:49am

Neptune Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jun 09 Location: Berkshire United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1314	Post Options Post Reply Quote Neptune Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 14 at 9:34am
	at the end of the batten pockets....most fully battened sails go there eventually. If you have too much batten tension it will only speed the process, you only need enough tension that the creases come out the sail when you tension the batten and its laying flat on the floor.. Get a sail maker to take mast end batten ends off and put a new slightly heavier gauge bolt rope fabric in place
	Musto Skiff and Solo sailor

dohertpk Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 28 Sep 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 172	Post Options Post Reply Quote dohertpk Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jun 14 at 10:57pm
	Thanks a mil for you input guys. Just back from a sail there; that little swivelly yoke has to go. While I have you, when you were sailing a 600, did you ever have a problem with the sail tearing where the bolt rope meets the batten pocket? Just discovered tears on mine for the second time in 8 months and I don't know if I can afford another repair. Is there anything I could be doing wrong in my rigging?

kneewrecker Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 09 Apr 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1586	Post Options Post Reply Quote kneewrecker Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jun 14 at 5:41pm
	500 not the same build quality as a 6 ;-)

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	One word of caution about 'big blocks of wood'. A mate of mine decide to change the spini halyard cleat on his RS500 the other weekend. Having removed the first screw he merrily unscrewed the second. Just as it became free he heard a clunk. Yep you guessed it, it was the wooden block! Much cursing and the fitting of an inspection hatch later he was finally able to fit his nice new cleat.....:-) So it just might be worth trying to establish if the 'big wooden block' is firmly attached on your 600.............

Neptune Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jun 09 Location: Berkshire United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1314	Post Options Post Reply Quote Neptune Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jun 14 at 3:49pm
	If the holes don't match Dohertpk just do as kneewrecker said, fill old holes and rotate it 45 degrees. Big lump of wood under there so it doesn't matter where holes go and you'll get a nice new grip on the screws too.
	Musto Skiff and Solo sailor

kneewrecker Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 09 Apr 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1586	Post Options Post Reply Quote kneewrecker Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jun 14 at 2:21pm
	take the holt? one off... take it into a chandlery, or measure it and look at the Harken specs. I imagine (being a harken lifer fanboi) I would have bought a harken one to replace mine, from memory I definitely drilled it.... look at the specifications tab: http://www.harken.com/productdetail.aspx?id=5253 http://www.harken.com/productdetail.aspx?id=5226 Edited by kneewrecker - 19 Jun 14 at 2:22pm

dohertpk Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 28 Sep 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 172	Post Options Post Reply Quote dohertpk Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jun 14 at 2:05pm
	Ah, that's exactly what I'm looking for. To clarify, do you mean it would have the same holes as the ones originally drilled in the hull by the manufacturer for the swivel jammer? Thanks a mil.

dohertpk Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 28 Sep 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 172	Post Options Post Reply Quote dohertpk Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jun 14 at 2:04pm