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    Posted: 26 May 10 at 10:11pm

Well my new carbon stock arrived today, its super slick! Although there are a few questionable issues with the finish and layup.  I have fitted it out so i am ready to race again this bank holiday.  I did weigh both stocks as promised, but only on my rather battered set of digital bathroom scales.  they both weigh pretty much the same, although the carbon one to the fell is slightly lighter. It would appear my bathroom scales are not sensitive enough to measure the differences.

I must at this point thank James Jarvey of JJ boats, the service he delivered with the quick turnround of this stock was second to none.  He communicated impeccably which is such a rare thing (i find) in the dinghy industry.  He was also the only person in the country with a carbon stock in stock!

I'll post some pictures up this weekend. 

 

PS if anyone wants to have a go at repairing a broken winder epoxy stock (broken alloy tiller)  then make me an offer on it.

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Sorry for delay. Seems to be OK in salt water. Gets a good hosing after each sail.
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Its all time and a pain in the arse Garry, i was hoping i could of sent it off to be repaired but the quote i have
just had back makes it almost as expensive as upgrading to
the full carbon one!! I also don't have time to get the
tiller milled out. Hopefully my carbon one will be here tout sweet!
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If you have a machine shop nearby they should be able to
mill out your old ally stock and it shouldn't cost the
earth. You could then epoxy in a new carbon tube.

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Merlinboy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 May 10 at 1:41pm
No worries MM, i will weigh both of them as blank stocks
i.e. with no blade or mechanism.
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Any chance when your new stock arrives you can tell us the respective weights of old and new? I'd be intrigued to know how many grams we can save per £.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Merlinboy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 May 10 at 3:49pm

Originally posted by JimC

Originally posted by Merlinboy

My tiller was alloy, will a carbon wrap work on this???

Inadvisable in salt water.

Thats exactly my thoughts Jim, Salt water has already assisted with the destruction of the tiller.  I think i will have a go at removing the old Alloy tiller and replaceing it with a carbon one myself.  If it works then great i have a spare if it doesn't then i can always just bin it! 


Having said that it will probably just sit in my garage now!!

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Originally posted by Merlinboy

My tiller was alloy, will a carbon wrap work on this???

Inadvisable in salt water.
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I have now managed to find the only carbon winder stock in the country (thats available for sale)  So i have ordered it.  My tiller was alloy Alistair, will a carbon wrap work on this???
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Alistair426 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 May 10 at 2:45pm

Did the same thing to my Phantom stock. Got some ali tube (ebay) that, unfortunately, was slightly over the i/d of the tube, filed/emery-ed it down to size (bit of a faff), epoxied it inside break, wrap of carbon over join, Bob's one's uncle.

Added weight - negligible; reduced stiffness - un-noticable.

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