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Topic: Kicker angle Posted: 24 Nov 17 at 3:06pm |
Do you mean the rod kickers like seen on OK and Finn's and some
These don't actually change the angle of pull, they just add a traditional lever in place of a block and pull cascade. They are still pulling the same two points together though to increase leech tension and bend the mast. Or do you mean a rod system like on a 29er / VXOne RS300, (gnav) where you pull a fixed length rod closer in to the mast? This in effect has a variable direction of pull on the kicker (actually 'push' from above) so it pushes more down and less forward as you increase kicker. Really, the only way to change how the kicker pulls down or forward is the change where it attaches to boom and mast foot (or deck). In the 200 the kicker attaches to the boom can be slided closer or further from the gooseneck, and it make a huge difference to how the kicker effects sail shape. Edited by mozzy - 24 Nov 17 at 3:52pm |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 24 Nov 17 at 2:43pm |
My boat has a very powerful kicker which is essential in setting up the large, fully battened, square headed mainsail. Due to the lack of lowers on my carbon mast the kicker when pulled on not only pulls the boom down but it also bends the lower mast which I would like to minimise.
Is there a way to alter the angle of the kicker by fitting some kind of rod set up from the gooseneck so that the kicker pulls more downward on the boom rather than equally down and forward? If anyone could steer me to what this is called or some pics that would be smashing!
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