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Wee Man View Drop Down
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    Posted: 30 Aug 10 at 4:28pm

I'm doing up an old Miracle (sail no 390).

 It's got a Holt mast currently without speaders, I've aquired 350mm spreaders but could anyone help me with how far up the mast these should be located?
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Class Association is a good idea - there may well be rules involved...
A quick trawl of photos on the YY website suggests they are consistently located about half way between heel and hounds, which is what you'd expect of a spar with no deck or gooseneck level support.
Probably rather more impotrant is the typical angle and length that's been found to be best, which is a lot more difficult to estimate from photos... Back to the class association - get some value out of your subs!
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Aye, Thanks Jim. Subs are in the post, happy to support the association.

It's been a long time since I sailed a small dinghy, all the fittings and blocks look very light weight but I guess they're up to the job.
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Rule 1

[f] Spreaders of a rigid type at a recommended height from the mast step of 2670mm, length and deflection angle optional but non adjustable when sailing are permitted.
For Topper boats & spares in Scotland-highlandtopper.com
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Many thanks, another job for the to do list.
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