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JimC
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Topic: Masthead buoyancy Posted: 05 Jul 06 at 4:31pm |
The big warning with masthead buoyancy is if you sail
on the sea. A boat with masthead buoyancy capsized drifts downwind faster than a sailor can swim. So if you lose contact with the boat and there's no safety boat you're probably going to drown. |
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jpbuzz591
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jul 06 at 7:43pm |
Very comforting words there Jim.
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Jp Indoe
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Phat Bouy
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jul 06 at 1:08am |
Another few words of warning - your mast can get severely damaged if you have a lot of bouyancy at the masthead and you suffer a high impact capsize
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Garry
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jul 06 at 9:41pm |
Looking at the original post I would guess mast damage from the mud is more likely!
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Garry
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Matt Jackson
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jul 06 at 1:16pm |
Does letting the kicker off really slow down an inversion? or does it just make righting easier? I don't capsize that often any more but when I do it's always at a critical point in a race and stopping an inversion could make all the difference. |
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jpbuzz591
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jul 06 at 1:19pm |
As far as i know it just makes it easier to right |
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Jp Indoe
Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
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Black no sugar
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jul 06 at 2:11pm |
Maybe it's just my boat, being a grand old lady and all that, but if I capsize and forget to release the kicker, she turtles instantly. I suppose the sail is slacker when the kicker's off and "balloons" a bit over the surface before sinking. (I'm 60 kgs in a wetsuit and the hull's about 85 kgs, not counting the water that gets in the hull! ) |
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Guest
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jul 06 at 2:25pm |
I would have thought that releasing the kicker makes no difference to the speed of inversion but does make it much easier to right as the sail dson't fill as the boom end drags through the water. Smart thing to do is sail a boat with the boom end very high ... Rick |
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29er397
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jul 06 at 2:49pm |
once its inverted, it is much easier and quicker to bring the rig up to windward and the boat will drift a lot less, (stating the obvious i know!).
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phantom871
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jul 06 at 6:05pm |
Another alternative is to fill the mast with foam and then drill holes for the halliards through it. the foam will float and where the foam is the water isnt!
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If its bent pull harder
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