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423zero ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3420 |
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If you want something similar to Rupert and A2Z, you will have a forestay in the furling mechanism, you can still have it adjustable.
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The Q ![]() Posting king ![]() Joined: 07 Feb 22 Location: Norfolk Broads Online Status: Offline Posts: 126 |
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Me I wouldn't use an expensive thing like that bottle screw..
I use String.. As do many keelboats on the Norfolk Boards. Tacking on the rivers you don't have time to do adjustments to the shrouds during the races, unless you fit a block and tacky beneath each shroud, and then you'd have to be sure your jammers are failsafe.... So this year it's about 5 turns of 2mm Dyneema round the U bolt which is the stay plate and also through the rigging Eye. I'll inspect the string regularly and change it if required. |
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Still sailing in circles
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iGRF ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 07 Mar 11 Location: Hythe Online Status: Offline Posts: 6499 |
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Well I guess when all your doing is hauling sugar beet up the Yare there's no real need. ![]() |
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The Q ![]() Posting king ![]() Joined: 07 Feb 22 Location: Norfolk Broads Online Status: Offline Posts: 126 |
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Darn thar on the Yar, by Cantley you be a getin too close to the dark side of Suffuk for me Bor..
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Mozzy ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 21 Apr 20 Online Status: Offline Posts: 209 |
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Bluewave turnbuckles have three (maybe 4?) advantages over a Vernier chain plate
1) More precise 2) Can be adjusted under tension with no additional tools 3) Can be adjusted without removing a shroud pin (safer on water) 4) Harder to accidently remove (never actually had this happen to be) A two row Vernier is enough precision on shrouds and caps for me. But a bottle screw would be nice on lowers where smaller adjustments make greater changes to tension. However, this could be achieved with a regular bottle screw. 2 and 3 are only really plus points if you want to be changing settings between races. Good when I was sailing 29ers and 49er and we'd have 4/5 race days with 10 hours on the water. But in amateur stuff with 2/3 race days and 3/4 hour days I am happy to set and forget. Point 4 I am not sure is a point. So overall they are a lot of extra expense for not much benefit. I would like bottle screws for lowers though, but a cheap set without in built spammers would suffice.
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Rupert ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956 |
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Built in spammers?! You got igrf aboard?
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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423zero ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3420 |
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What a nightmare
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