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jamesint505
Groupie Joined: 18 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 75 |
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Topic: rigging a 505 Posted: 17 Aug 05 at 9:03pm |
Hi Creaky just out of interest is that a parker 24 and does it have a ridiculously deep launcher tube.My mate has got one and it makes the chute on my rondar look like a bog roll tube!!!!! P.S. Is it going to be sailing at the worlds in Hayling Island next year.He He! |
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Creaky
Newbie Joined: 20 Apr 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 35 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Aug 05 at 5:45pm |
its an aft main in the sence that part of it is attached to the aft rather than a centre main. my 505 is very basic since me and my crew are very light for the boat. i was soooooo pleased with the boat on the sunday. nothing not one main structural thing broke. compared to the boat from scrath which was so tired, no mast foot, no rear deck in the aft, frount deck almost fallen through.
here are the pics you wanted, as i said, very basic rig but im improving it bit by bit. everything is done to last forever, slightly old pics:
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HannahJ
Really should get out more Joined: 23 Jul 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 861 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Aug 05 at 4:45pm |
so it's proper aft main then?
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MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin"
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |
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Wave Rider
Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 909 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Aug 05 at 12:32pm |
In an aft sheeted boat, your effort is pulling on the end of the boom rather than the middle, this means you can sheet in much further becuase the distance from 'pivot' is greater therefore you can put on more force. This may increase the pointing ablity and you will because less tired out upwind because of the distance from the mast. |
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HannahJ
Really should get out more Joined: 23 Jul 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 861 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Aug 05 at 11:43am |
How is aft sheeting quicker upwind? And is it proper aft sheeting with
the sheet coming from the back, or is it the sort that runs along the
boom like lasers have?
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MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin"
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |
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lozza
Far too distracted from work Joined: 23 Sep 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 262 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Aug 05 at 8:48am |
Yeah, Nice F6+ on the thursday with very steep chop, ripped the lower pintels out the boat. Could have been worse, there were 4 mast breakages!!! The aft sheeting has a split tail main sheet attached to the back of the gunwhales. Can you post a picture of the layout of the cockpit? |
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Creaky
Newbie Joined: 20 Apr 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 35 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Aug 05 at 6:28pm |
do you mean an aft main, like the rs 800 and cherubs have changed to. my 505 has a lowered back and i am working on a plan on how to raise it up to the transom bar.
i also snapped the spinnaker sheet on the solent last weekend, but was an amzing blast, force 5 to 6 i recon, perfect weather, had the boat going over 12 knots, resucue boat could keep up. loved it, the 505 is such an amzing boat. nothing like it in my mind. did you do the nationals?
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lozza
Far too distracted from work Joined: 23 Sep 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 262 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Aug 05 at 8:51am |
the international 505 website has loads of pictures of people doing up 5oh's. Not convinced on having a jib furler as it means you can't have a jib cunningham on. I'm going to modify my boat to have transom sheeted main, seems to make the boat much faster upwind. |
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Creaky
Newbie Joined: 20 Apr 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 35 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Aug 05 at 8:01pm |
thanks alot thats amazing, been waiting so long for a reply
will post rersults |
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Phil B
Newbie Joined: 03 Aug 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Aug 05 at 5:08pm |
You can refurbish the Parker jib furler fairly easily.
Removal from the boat Under the tape shown on the photo should be a rubber bung (might be missing) behind that is a pin that holds the bottom part of the furler inside a tube fixed to the hull. Carefully remove the pin with a pair of tweezers. The whole furler should now come out of the hull. To refurbish the furler At the bottom of the top part of the furler (underneath the eye of the jib luff wire) is a noeprene or similar seal. Remove that and teh bottom of the furler will push out through the top part. Catch all the ball bearings that fall out. Replace the ball bearings, ideally with stainless steel ones, but cheap steel ones come from the cycle shop and as long as the ball race is packed with waterproof grease, they will last a long time. Make sure the ball races do not have any dings in either of them to ensure smooth running. To replace Assemble in reverse order, packing well with grease. Fit the furler back into the boat and replace the pin. If it doesn't have one already, drill a small hole in the end of the pin and thread a thin piece of line through it to make it easier to get out next time. Replace bung or tape. Go sailing! Hope that helps |
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