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dogslife 
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 Topic: RS400 UpgradesPosted: 28 Mar 17 at 5:28pm |
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Whatever you get make sure it's got a metal mast step. The plastic ones have a very nasty habit of letting go with a really big bang because the rig tension, kicker & downhaul all come off it. Besides making you jump, it gives the mast ram one hell of a yank!!!
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Oinks
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Joined: 24 Oct 14 Location: Bandol Online Status: Offline Posts: 267 |
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Posted: 28 Mar 17 at 8:47pm |
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All great advice...been sailing the buggers since they came out in 94 and still picking up ideas here,
RS400C...the jib fairlead thing...we took them off (the guide thing over the top of the fairlead) as we and others found, having uncleated the jib for a tack or gybe, it jumped back in with terminal consequences. Might be just us...but worth considering!
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RS400atC
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Joined: 04 Dec 08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3011 |
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Posted: 29 Mar 17 at 9:09am |
I bought the parts years ago but never got around to fitting them. On our boat, the pulleys for the elastics of the control line take-ups are hanging off the cleat screws and while all that's working I don't want to fiddle with it in a hurry. |
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NickA
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Posted: 29 Mar 17 at 10:45pm |
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Didn't they also change the hull material once or twice during its history? Did that make any difference? .... not something you can upgrade of course, but worth bearing in mind before buying perhaps.
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Javelin 558
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jeffers
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Posted: 30 Mar 17 at 1:23pm |
Piossibly if it went from something like polyester to vinylester or epoxy as polyester takes on ater over time and the other 2 do not (IIRC).
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Paul
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 30 Mar 17 at 2:26pm |
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From around hull number (sail number?) 2011 if the suggestion in this old thread was voted through at the first attempt?
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7237&PN=1&title=rs400-proposed-changes
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jeffers
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Posted: 30 Mar 17 at 2:39pm |
I dont think they have got that high in terms of sail number. 2011 was probably a number assigned just for testing. I believe all the changes went through so hullds from some time in 2012 will be vinylester rather than polyester.
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Paul
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rs41212
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Joined: 27 Mar 17 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
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Posted: 30 Mar 17 at 2:50pm |
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2011 was the development boat, currently the fleet is on about 1460. I think numbers from around 1380 are vinylester. The square rig change didn't make it through but the sails did get a redesign. There's more luff curve in the new sail.
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ClubRacer
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Posted: 30 Mar 17 at 7:52pm |
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the hulls became vinylester the same time they re-shaped the thwart so you can tell which is which. As someone said, this was done at around late 1300's
The hulls are almost bullet proof, there is very little or next to no difference in them. 2016 nationals results places 3-4 boats from 2003-2004
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RS400atC
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Posted: 30 Mar 17 at 8:33pm |
Was it really that long ago? AIUI, the 'more luff curve in the main' thing was supposed to mean we'd all move the spreaders back a bit and more pre-bend would help stop the mast breaking with the kite up. What actually happened was the top people kept the spreaders the same and got a heavier crew. But the nett difference is very small.Particularly on a proper w/l course. I think the new sails with a heavier crew have a real edge on a course with tight or two-sail reaches. But that's about all, unless you're trying for the top 3 at the Nationals. Most of the hulls are indeed fine, but there are some out there which have been beaten to death. Let's face it, mine is in the middle of the number range and it's 20 years old. A lot have been raced hard, some on the sea. Some have done a lot of road miles around the circuit too. |
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