spreaders

   Are you allowed to have  spreaders on a heron?.

The UK  Heron  rules are top secret and  can only be seen by class members. The Australian association is more open to inspection, and their rules forbid them.

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Old bloke Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 03 Nov 17 Online Status: Offline Posts: 121	Post Options Post Reply Quote Old bloke Report Post Quote Reply Topic: spreaders Posted: 29 Jun 21 at 9:07am
	Are you allowed to have spreaders on a heron?. The UK Heron rules are top secret and can only be seen by class members. The Australian association is more open to inspection, and their rules forbid them.

423zero Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3420	Post Options Post Reply Quote 423zero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 21 at 8:59am
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Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3400	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 21 at 8:34am
	What do the top sailors in the class do?
	Spice 346 "Flat Broke" Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish"

Oatsandbeans Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 19 Sep 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 382	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oatsandbeans Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Jun 21 at 6:26am
	I agree they will normally be used to control mast bend-so if that’s a problem you could give it a go. They also are good for setting up the mast bend. Lots of sails need prebend this can be easily done by spreaders.

NicolaJayne Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 01 Mar 19 Online Status: Offline Posts: 109	Post Options Post Reply Quote NicolaJayne Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 21 at 8:46pm
	as Jim says what do you sim to achieve, what is the height of the hounds on the bermuda rig vs the height of the hounds on the original gunter rig

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 21 at 8:23pm
	Is there a problem to be solved? What spreaders will do is effectively make the mast stiffer between the hounds and gooseneck. If you have a problem with it overbending in that area consider spreaders. I'm not familiar with bermudan metal masts on Herons, but the rigs on most 11footers were over stiff anyway so spreaders would have nothing to offer.

Sapspec8650 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 15 Jul 19 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sapspec8650 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 21 at 7:03pm
	Wondering if anyone has any advice on retro fitting of spreaders? I single handed race a Heron. It carries a tapered (above 3500mm) Superspars M1, the xtrees are at 3500mm and the mast is deck stepped. Therefore there is only 3500mm of the mast to support. Is it worth fitting spreaders? - and if so at what height & deflection? Appreciate any tech advice.. Thanks