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dohertpk
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Topic: RS600 Tiller extension Posted: 20 Jun 15 at 8:44pm |
Hi all,
I managed to snap my beloved carbon tiller extension today. Where do people buy their skiff tiller extensions? Happy with either carbon or aluminium but I need somewhere that will ship to Dublin at a reasonable price. Also, what length am I looking for? 2.5m? Cheers, Peter
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Paramedic
Really should get out more Joined: 27 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 929 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jun 15 at 8:47am |
If it's carbon it'll repair.
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Jamie600
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jun 15 at 9:04pm |
Peter, you just need to insert a carbon tube sleeve coated in a paste made from epoxy mixed with microfibres, then wrap the outside with carbon tape soaked with epoxy. This will give a solid repair but you can go a bit further by adding graphite powder to the epoxy, so you can sand and fill the area around the tape with something that matches the tiller, to give a less visible repair.Carbonology.com will sell you all of the above bits, or a new tube if you'd rather replace it
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dohertpk
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jun 15 at 9:14pm |
Thanks a million for the above - unfortunately, half of the extension is now at the bottom of the harbour so it will have to be a full new tube. Just had a look at carbonology there...damn sight cheaper than buying a new stick from LDC!
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catmandoo
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jun 15 at 10:40pm |
Pop some string up middle of new one , next time you break you will have bits to repair :)
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Do Different
Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jan 12 Location: North Online Status: Offline Posts: 1312 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 Jun 15 at 7:43am |
http://www.c2marine.co.uk/extensions.php
Get a big from me, simple with exactly the right amount of grip, one on both boats.
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Neptune
Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jun 09 Location: Berkshire United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1313 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 Jun 15 at 9:24am |
the C2 sticks are awesome strong - i think you'll need a 2.3m stick on the 600 unless you are un-feasibly tall though or tall and on wide wings... standard was always 2.1 and i think most 'upgraded' to 2.3m
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NickA
Really should get out more Joined: 30 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 783 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 Jun 15 at 9:53pm |
I managed to break my C2 extension - demonstrating how strong it was! Very good and grippy too - so long as you don't do my Charles Atlas act.
Raw cabonology toobing is a bit slippy without wrapping grip tape around it - also the cheaper tubes are uni-directional carbon (ie the fibres run only along the length of the tube), so they lack compression and burst strength. This one would be good: http://www.carbonology.com/25m-woven-carbon-tube-19mm-id-222mm-od-p-361.html
Having said which I have a slightly re-inforced unidirectional carbonology tube as my Javelin spinnaker pole (all 7ft of it) and it's lasting OK - despite bending scarily round the forestay for a while yesterday. |
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getafix
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 Jun 15 at 6:03am |
is anyone making new 600's or anyone trying to find someone to do it?
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Neptune
Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jun 09 Location: Berkshire United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1313 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 Jun 15 at 8:47am |
http://www.theboatyardatbeer.com/
The took the 600 and 300 mould's on when RS stop actively promoting them. The 300 is thriving, would be fantastic if the 600 did once again, but its quite a big jump now for anyone to buy new. Edit: they also build the 700 for RS and looking at the blog page the new 200's too
Edited by Neptune - 25 Jun 15 at 8:50am |
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