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29er397
Really should get out more Joined: 02 Feb 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 505 |
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Topic: Picture of the V3000 at Carsington SC Posted: 26 May 06 at 10:10pm |
no no you misunderstand me, a bit of jib luff tension is faster in my opinion, when it gets breezy. I was trying to get some more luff tension (pulling hard on the halyard) and the mast which obviously gets pulled forward by the jib luff inverted all of a sudden. I then decided a little less tension was required! |
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mike ellis
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 May 06 at 5:40pm |
feva masts are pretty strong, having said that we did break ours today but it is old and coroded. agreed on the jib luff thing though, dont do it with the halyard though, do it with the bit of string on the bow, the halyard on a feva is the forestay and the bit of string that ties the tack down does the luff tension.
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
Also International 14, 1318 |
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29er397
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 May 06 at 5:58pm |
if the tack is as tight as it can be to the front the only way to get more tension on is the halyard, and the configuration of our club fevas means that the jib luff is the forestay, so if you tighten the luff, you tighten the forestay no matter which bit of string you pull. (if you cant make sense of what i am saying, don't worry, i can't either ) |
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mike ellis
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 May 06 at 8:50pm |
the new jibs are rigged differently but i wont bother trying to explain ill only confuse myself.
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
Also International 14, 1318 |
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29er397
Really should get out more Joined: 02 Feb 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 505 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 May 06 at 11:24pm |
I thin ours are pretty much the simplest ones you can get, they are only really used for traning afterall.
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yellowhammer
Far too distracted from work Joined: 08 May 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 270 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 06 at 4:43pm |
Good spot Callum, have to wind the spreaders back by a fistfull ... we're at Queen Mary this weekend with a coaching day on Saturday and four races on Sunday, so plenty of time to ring a few changes to the set-up Say hello if anyone's there |
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