Pimp Club

Originally posted by turnturtle (unless of course, you trully f*ck it up )

I haven't so far, but give me time.... 

Im going to be popping into LDC tomorrow, i might buy a new kicker line and harken double for my 200, but what i need is not pimp!!  I need a sail track slug! Adam before i come down have you got one in stock??

Originally posted by Peter Barton What I would really like for this weekend is a heated mainsheet please. Surely it is possible to make one that generates heat every time it moves or is bent around a corner. Please can you look into it for me Adam?

we threaded a 5mm dia plastic tube down the centre of some 9mm rooster polilite sheet. i know, not very pimp but hear me out before you kick me out of the silly club. then filled it with magic gel and sealed the end. Magic gel is that wonderful stuff you get in little pouches at ski shops which you break and it realeses heat. anyway you put the rope in some boiling water, pull it out take it to the club. anyway just before going on the water you go nuts with the rope and smash it up, breaking the gel. 

Hey presto toastie hands all the way round the course, well actually for half an hour, but at the moment we are experimenting with thicker rope, 14mm and tapering it down to run through the systems. the 14mm means you can get more gel in to keep your hands warmer for longer.

things we found out: you have to have rooster rope as other stuff isnt strong without a core. you need to leave 4 inches empty at the dead end to allow for variances in pressure, if not it explodes. dont feed it through the bits that run through blocks when you are going upwind, i.e. just have thje heat element starting 2 feet away from the jammer when the sail is sheeted fully in, or else it goes pop and you get red goo everywhere. the rooster rope repels water to an extent thus keepin it warmer. 

 

Edited by thenewpete

'09 Bloody Mary

Bloddy typo!

Couple of pimps coming up to bring the thread back to life. (excuse the pro-grip on the 600, waiting for warmer weather)



The bottom two are of laser 4000 kite sheets. Top 3 show the 600 with the rig tension led back to the cock pit, new main sheet and the kicker rings on an elastic take up. 




Edited by Smight at BBSC