505 rope carpet

Someone once told me that all that complication was just controlled by two strings....so if it is set up right it is simple.

The most complex additional bit in 505s for me is the centreboard controls - to move the pivot forward/back and up/down, not something I've seen to such a degree elsewhere (although did see a FD with some kind of pivot point adjustment once allowign the board 'bolt' to travel front/back - I think!.

Other than that, to me at least, all the rest in a 505 looks like you see elsewhere; raking rig, adjustable forestay, lowers, pole launchers, pole height, kicker, cunno, outhaul, jib cars etc... is there something else lurking in there somewhere I'm missing?

Only boat I've seen with shroud tracks and adjustable tension.

Originally posted by Presuming Ed Only boat I've seen with shroud tracks

It's not a dinghy but we once sailed a hired soling on lake Garda and one of the upper shroud track stoppers was missing (unknown to me). Needless to say the shroud came out of the track :-( . Fortunately we were reefed. It was blowing old boots. The chunk of metal on the end of the shroud then swung around trying to brain both of us until I managed to get it back in the track.

Came away from that episode convinced: The more complicated it is, the more likely it is to go wrong. Checking every bit of string, block, cleat before you go out is fine and good prctice but not in the dozens. I'll leave that for the more ocd types.  

Edited by transient - 25 Mar 16 at 11:50am

I heard that Rodney Pattison had string to open and close the self bailer.