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Topic: RS200 Continuous Kicker and what else? Posted: 16 Jun 13 at 10:34pm |
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Totally agree that being able to pull from the other side is an advantage when you've forgotten to re-cleat. However, the 200 grab rail just won't take the load. Putting a ring on you can still pull enough tension into the leeward side to cleat it. But you then must use the windward side to set the kicker. I'd discourage anyone from putting blocks on just as they might be tempted to try and set the kicker from the wrong side, ripping a few screws out in the process. I doubt anyone would ever protest though, i certainly wouldn't. But why bother taking the risk for something which is heavier, more expensive, has to performance advantage, and could damage your boat?
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hum3
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jun 13 at 12:57pm | ||
Um... it does [EDIT - does give extra purchase. Agree it gives no advantage, unless you enjoy pulling the grab rail out of your boat!]
Perhaps not while there is no load in the rope, but once you load everything up, and the kicker end becomes 'fixed' you have a 2:1 purchase on the grab rail. Edited by hum3 - 17 Jun 13 at 2:05pm |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jun 13 at 2:53pm | ||
Oops, sorry. My mistake, i thought you were saying it gives a extra 2:1 of kicker system purchase. I see now what you're just actually saying it gives a 2:1 purchase on pulling the screw out, which is spot on.
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hum3
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jun 13 at 3:03pm | ||
No worries - you're not the muppet who pulled the grab rail off on the last day in Garda a few years ago (through the exact process described above), and then proceed to suck the kicker tail into the ratchet block half a dozen time (still don't understand how that happened), which meant that my crew had physically pull the main sheet back through the block to let the main out at the windward.
Q sailing past the leeward gate, back home to Riva... :-(
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RS400atC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jun 13 at 3:20pm | ||
Nothing like a road journey to Garda to loosen all the fasteners...
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hum3
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jun 13 at 3:26pm | ||
Or just red mist, pulling something with more 'vigour' than the design spec qualified.
(There you go kids - have that as a double entendre open goal...)
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