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    Posted: 21 May 21 at 12:32pm
Hi Mark When I sailed with Hugh we reckoned 20 minutes from trailer ready to sail.
most of it is pretty much standard-attach shrouds, lowers  forestay, kicker, outhaul, trapeze, rig spinnaker fit specific genoa for conditions and carefully furl. If it was a Mader boat everything was cut to length and worked first time out the box.
They are a sheer join to sail upwind and a tweekers joy.
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20 minutes!? Takes me that long to rig my javelin for a club race ... With the mast up and the sail on the boom already; more like an hour from a trailer. Split rings, I blame split rings.
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Originally posted by NickA

20 minutes!? Takes me that long to rig my javelin for a club race ... With the mast up and the sail on the boom already; more like an hour from a trailer. Split rings, I blame split rings.

I agree, split rings are the work of the devil... But I just can't bring myself to trust fast pins  Unhappy
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Posts: 784 		Post Options Post Options   Quote NickA Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Jun 21 at 6:48pm
"can't bring myself to trust fast pins "

Trust them on lowers not on shrouds.  Bloke at my club put fast pins on the shrouds of his K6, then snagged the bit of line on the fast pin whilst tacking.  That was expensive (mast snapped at the lowers as it fell over).

Might consider them on some of the other pesky attachment points tho.
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Happily use fast pins on the shrouds. I've replaced the big rings with ones that are no bigger than the adjuster plates and we have six inches of bicycle inner tube that pulls down over the shroud plates to keep it all snug. 
It's worth periodically checking that the ball is still springy. After about 5 years one needed replacing after it lost its mojo.
So far, so good!
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