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Kev M 
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 Topic: pimping a flying15Posted: 20 Sep 14 at 10:45pm |
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Indulge me a little, my mind is dreaming of winter projects.
Say I wanted to replace the tin rig on a flying Fifteen with something newer and sexier, something carbon that came with sails. It's there anything that would slot right in our require minimal modification? Or it's there something that could be used if the mast was stepped higher up on a new deck out for our something? |
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Successfully confusing ambition with ability since 1980.
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fish n ships
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Posted: 21 Sep 14 at 7:53am |
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FD rig? The 15 has quite a large rig as recall so Most of the carbon road would look silly and small.
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Neptune
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Posted: 21 Sep 14 at 8:17am |
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Something like k6 rig perhaps, got to ask why you wouldn't just buy a k6 though
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Musto Skiff and Solo sailor
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Medway Maniac
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Posted: 21 Sep 14 at 3:27pm |
Coping with/shedding weed would be one very good reason where I sail. |
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getafix
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Posted: 23 Sep 14 at 5:07pm |
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the X1 man is a regular poster round these parts, I have no idea if it would fit or not, but it could be a nice alternative; carbon spars, symmetric kite... come in X1 pilot !
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JimC
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Posted: 23 Sep 14 at 5:31pm |
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Fit straight on - who knows, but a 49er rig would be serious Frankenboat stuff.
I think you'd be extraordinarily lucky not to have to play with jib sheeting if nothing else. Edited by JimC - 23 Sep 14 at 5:33pm |
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Do Different
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Posted: 23 Sep 14 at 6:10pm |
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If you are looking for inspiration on big rigs on little keelboats.
See this. http://www.storm250.com
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Do Different
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Posted: 23 Sep 14 at 6:24pm |
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And this.
http://intheboatshed.net/2008/05/13/104-year-old-norfolk-broads-cruiser-maidie-gets-a-carbon-mast/
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Chris 249
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Posted: 23 Sep 14 at 10:47pm |
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Many years ago Sean Langman (fast 18 Foot Skiff, Star, FF and ocean racing sailor and owner of a major rigging/boat repair service) turbocharged a FF quite seriously. If I recall correctly, he gave it the mast of a Star, a rig and wings from an 18, and some lovely little high aspect foils.
I can recall him doing the CYCA winter series on Sydney Harbour charging past the leading 40-50 footers of the day downwind. It was a much bigger mod than you are thinking of doing but it did show that the hull isn't too slow! On the other hand, will the stock foils handle the extra sideload of a much bigger rig? Perhaps if you were pimping a FF you could find an old keel and fill in the hollow on the trailing edge to give you more lateral area without introducing problems in getting the boat to fit on the trailer, and getting the keel to fit on the boat. I also seem to recall a FF fitted with wings and/or skiff rig that I raced against once or twice on my stock FF years ago. It was quite slow, which may indicate that a conversion has to be done well, or it may be very tweaky. Down here in Oz there's a mini tradition of converting inshore racing keelboats to offshore racers, with a fair amount of success. I have flirted with the idea of doing the same thing to a FF; not so much to race offshore (although that could be fun) but to compete in races that are only open to trailerable cabin yachts.
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Chris 249
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Posted: 23 Sep 14 at 10:51pm |
Now that is fantastic! In style (although not design) it reminds me of a varnished 30 Square Metre (or 40 Square) that was fitted with a different rig, wings and traps and used to race on Lake Garda with the Libera Class "giant skiffs". This thread has given me ideas about a project boat for my own club (located 120km inland on a small lake) but it will have to wait a few years until other projects get finished.
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