Gear Failure
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Topic: Gear Failure
Posted By: zailor
Subject: Gear Failure
Date Posted: 28 Jun 10 at 6:16pm
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I'm getting quite good at breaking stuff now and just wanted to check I'm not alone.
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Posted By: zailor
Date Posted: 28 Jun 10 at 7:08pm
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at least i have spares!!!!
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Posted By: Wee Man
Date Posted: 28 Jun 10 at 7:17pm
| That was never a F5, don't be so tight, get the Harken bits on and bin the cheap blocks. |
Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 28 Jun 10 at 7:29pm
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Thats Holt blocks for you!! As poster above said, spend
the extra £1 a block and buy harken! I only have four more blocks to replace then i am free of the cack! ------------- |
Posted By: Smight at BBSC
Date Posted: 28 Jun 10 at 7:48pm
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Gotta say despite being very biased the only block that ever break on the 14 are the holt ones we havn't replaced yet...The evidence is pretty plain.
------------- RS600 988 |
Posted By: zailor
Date Posted: 28 Jun 10 at 8:57pm
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Was when I gybed Anyone else got pics of exploding kit? |
Posted By: tmoore
Date Posted: 28 Jun 10 at 9:27pm
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I did a similar thing to my laser kicker a few year back except it was a 'hi-tension' one meant to be extra strong. Looking at your 'spares' you have a harken 16mm air block, that should be man enough. Its not worth switching everything over but when things break just spend the extra pennies. That said, when my kicker is cranked right on the 10+ year old holts were absolutely fine under big loads. Replaced with harken from the spares box when I re-spliced a new line in though just to make sure. ------------- Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
Posted By: zailor
Date Posted: 28 Jun 10 at 9:42pm
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I've made an all harken set up now so if that blows up heads will fly! |
Posted By: RodB
Date Posted: 28 Jun 10 at 9:46pm
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I don't know why you're so proud of this disaster? F5 big deal !
what did you expect with those toy bb blocks. I'd maybe use them for tidying control lines. My philosophy is to always go much higher spec than you need. If the blocks are overspec'd, they'll never break. Only the dyneema, if worn around the attachment points, will give. Other than that it's the fixings - in which case, bolt them rather than screw them in. Time to man up and get your boat sorted 
R |
Posted By: laser193713
Date Posted: 28 Jun 10 at 10:09pm
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I have to say that Rods boat is probably the most sturdy feeling boat i have sailed in a long time! Took it out in plymouth with him a while back looking at sails and you really could just look at the sails without wondering whether the kicker would blow up in your face in a gybe! I do like the B14 too. There is something incredibly smooth about the way it sails! Also with Rod you know that if something does break then there are plenty of spares available too! ------------- |
Posted By: Jon711
Date Posted: 29 Jun 10 at 12:47am
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Unforttunatly, I have got a reputation as a boat breaker, so really shouldn't comment. Out of three CVRDA events, we have not yet finished one, without breaking something, at the first one (Whitefriars) we did not even finish the first race, at Hunts, (different helm and boat) borke the boat but finished all races, at Bough Beech (Broke the boat (TWICE)), but finished and still won. I just wonder, what I will break at the next event!! (Probably Thames)!! Jon (Would you want me as crew |
Posted By: Mister Nick
Date Posted: 30 Jun 10 at 9:16pm
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I broke the goose neck on my boom last year. My kicker
broke, the boom shot up and snapped the goose neck. Was bloody scary, one minute we were bombing along, having a great time. Then suddenly, BANG. ------------- |
Posted By: zailor
Date Posted: 30 Jun 10 at 9:27pm
Its always more satisfying when it makes a loud noise
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