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radixon 
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 Topic: Pimp ClubPosted: 08 Jan 09 at 4:24pm |
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James we are all waiting in antipation for your pictures (ok all is an exageration, Merlinboy and i are anyway!!)
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Merlinboy
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Posted: 08 Jan 09 at 3:11pm |
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I popped down LDC yesterday and replaced my Mainsheet, Jib sheet, downhaul i had already bought some silver kite sheets. All in that sexy looking maffolli stuff, had a go at splicing my downhaul tail, which was a nightmare as some pikey has stollen the fid i needed for that size rope it took me an hour to splice out of part of one of my daughtes pens!!
Have you not finished yet james??? |
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dics
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Posted: 07 Jan 09 at 8:55am |
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Anyone who has sailed a 300 will know the sail shape looks a bit rough compared to sails on other boats and creases are a good sign you are going fast. The new sail is a prototype with testing this year as to performance and how long it will last. If the there is no difference between the two mains then it will go to a vote with the intention of both sails being class legal. LDC has reduced it prices of the mains although I am not sure for what reason - getting rid of old stock, pressure from members of the CA, to out do Rooster Replica etc. The good news is that LDC have listerned to the members of the CA and are taking steps to help produce something in conjuction with the CA that will tick all the boxes. Steve has been instrumental to this has had probably had the hardest time as class rep in guiding the class though this issue and politics involved. Also, clear material has been used so that all other boats can see the grins on the 300 sailors faces!.
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craiggo
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Posted: 06 Jan 09 at 10:53pm |
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Personally I dont like the new RS mainsails.
While they look flash I'm enformed by a sailmaker that the fabric being used is not really upto the job but is cheap. I'd rather they all had RS600/400 sail material as its a damn site stronger, and after you've flogged the new sails a few times you cant see through them anyway ! |
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tmoore
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Posted: 06 Jan 09 at 8:22pm |
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those creases are one of the reasons we can go so quickly lower down the wind range. pimp or not we kind of need them. the standard sail has probably came down in price in order to clear stock through so that LDC can supply the new sails as soon as they are ready. personally im not sure i like the look of the new sail. looks very stark with the clear then almost black stitching/ dacron luff...... and the bend in the boom is built in for a reason. it stops us ditsy 300 sailors from hitting our heads as much Edited by tmoore |
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Landlocked in Africa
RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
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Smight at BBSC
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Posted: 06 Jan 09 at 7:17pm |
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Is that "new" concept going to last as well as the "old" model, I see the standard sail has come done considerably in price on the website. And tbh if you let the outhaul of a touch the creases would be gone anyway...
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Merlinboy
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Posted: 06 Jan 09 at 6:56pm |
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Are you taking the piss? |
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Ross
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Posted: 06 Jan 09 at 6:50pm |
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Got to love the creases and that bend in the boom. Pimp? Probably... |
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Ross
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tgruitt
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Posted: 06 Jan 09 at 4:28pm |
Looks like Bristol Corinthian YC to me... |
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Needs to sail more...
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G.R.F.
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Posted: 06 Jan 09 at 4:25pm |
What super extra fast speed creases? Or super cheap but heavy monofilm sail which you can quite easily jump through but at least watch where you're about to go. 
I hope they're significantly cheaper those new sails now they wont be paying 14% import duty on the monofilm.. 
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