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Groupie 
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 Topic: Ronstan/Fredrikson Wanted!!Posted: 01 Mar 16 at 2:18pm |
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Had one on my 300. Got a Harken on the Phantom. In hindsight I would had swapped them over before selling the 300. It is far superior. Even has a nice click.
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tgruitt
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Posted: 01 Mar 16 at 5:58pm |
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Quicker cleating it then? |
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Needs to sail more...
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LaLi
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Posted: 01 Mar 16 at 6:30pm |
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What do you consider to be the best ratchet for the Laser and why? (Or the D-Zero, etc...)
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craiggo
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Posted: 01 Mar 16 at 10:51pm |
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I had a Harken autoratchet on my 600 which worked really nicely and never had a problem with it.
On my Laser, RS700 and OK I have had switchable ratchet blocks, and on the Grad I just have a plain Harken 40 block (no ratchet). On the Grad I have had absolutely no need for a ratchet but the OK I am really wondering about. In a strong breeze new years day race I found that the bearaway was too slow as I just couldnt let the sheet out quick enough. Its possibly down to having a thicker mainsheet than on previous boats but the class experts such as Jim Hunt use the ratchet to gauge how much to ease in the gusts upwind, as the rig is pretty sensitive. Perhaps I need to consider clicking the ratchet on upwind but dropping it off just before the bearaway? |
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jeffers
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Posted: 02 Mar 16 at 1:06pm |
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It was a Harken if memory serves. It gave a loud 'crack' and then it autoratcheted no more so I took it back and got a refund and put the old Harken manual ratchet on it. I also found it started to ratchet at very low wind speeds so was next to useless. I believe the one on the D-Zero is a Harken manual racthet. Gives very good feel even when it ratchet mode and doesn't chew the mainsheet up.
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Paul
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laser193713
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Posted: 02 Mar 16 at 3:40pm |
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Returning to the original post surely it is easiest just to order from here.... http://www.ronstan.co.uk/marine5/range.asp?RnID=012
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jeffers
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Posted: 02 Mar 16 at 5:02pm |
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Except neither of the ratchets on that page are the ones people want....
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Paul
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Posted: 02 Mar 16 at 10:26pm |
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As this thread has dragged on waaaaaaaay too long it's time to step back in. So, I jumped the gun on the Freddy and am now going for the Harken Hexaratchet. Very much looking forward to the massive On/Off switch!
As for people saying ratchet blocks make you sail slower...... I think that's a bit of a sweeping statement not taking into account the specific demands each boat may have in order to go at its best. When I start fitting the boat out, I'll be sure to bore you all into depression with photo's of it and any mods made. Edited by Doug.H - 02 Mar 16 at 11:49pm |
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Posted: 02 Mar 16 at 10:39pm |
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If you actually wanted a Harken hexaratchet, why did you start a thread looking for a Freddy? Why not start one looking for the Harken!
More importantly, what's the boat? |
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Posted: 02 Mar 16 at 11:47pm |
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It's a longwinded answer but the short version is, I was being a ridiculous impatient child. Just an impatient child. As for what boat, I'll be sailing a beer boatyard streaker. Been away from sailing/racing for a couple years now but the Streaker is the one boat that makes me want to go racing again. Anyway, lets kill this dull thread now. Edited by Doug.H - 03 Mar 16 at 12:01am |
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