| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1834.1 | For a tack or skirt facilitator | TUNER::HO | | Tue Feb 25 1992 12:21 | 13 |
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a) A line lead from the cockpit to the bow and back to the grommet may
be used to help the clew clear the mast during tacks.
b) A line lead from the cockpit to the middle of the foredeck and then
to the grommet may be used to help the foot clear the lifelines when
trimming after a tack.
a) and b) keep the foredeck person off the foredeck when powering up
after a tack. On a small pointy boat like a ranger 22, this can make a
big difference in the boat's trim.
- gene
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| 1834.2 | To help tack around mast & shrouds? | HANNAH::SEARS | Paul Sears, DSG1-2/E6, dtn 235-8452 | Tue Feb 25 1992 12:27 | 15 |
| I'm not a racer, and i don't even play one on TV, but i'll take a
guess.
I think the middle foot grommet is to help tack the sail. I think it
works like this: place a block near the stem, reeve (rove?) a line from
the cockpit, possibly through various faireads, through the stem block,
then back to the grommet. Then while tacking pull on this control line
after the leward sheet is released such that you "bundle" up the sail
and the clew passes in front of the mast and shrouds without all the
rubbing normally associated with tacking a 150%. I think i've seen thin
on the 12 meters.
That's my guess...
paul
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| 1834.3 | note collision | HANNAH::SEARS | Paul Sears, DSG1-2/E6, dtn 235-8452 | Tue Feb 25 1992 12:28 | 1 |
| .1 & .2: note collision.
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| 1834.4 | Coming UP!! | MILKWY::WAGNER | Scott | Tue Feb 25 1992 12:53 | 3 |
| But didn't Gene hail "Room at the Reply!!"??
Sea_Lawyer
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| 1834.5 | Judgment call | DKAS::SPENCER | | Tue Feb 25 1992 13:22 | 4 |
| The correct hail when nearing an argument with no space to maneuver is,
"Opinion Room!", and don't change your mind until in immediate danger.
;-), J.
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| 1834.6 | strings everywhere! | MSD02::KOSKI | | Tue Feb 25 1992 13:42 | 17 |
| I guess it's unanimously decided the extra grommet is a tacking
aid...gee, another string to pull, I should have known it would
be something like that when I saw the leach and foot strings!
Actually, I probably won't use this, the sail is something less
than a 150% on my boat, and I don't race.
Hey, while were on this sail (this is for you racing guys) , I
mentioned that this sail has many tell-tales on it, do you believe
that having 7 or 8 tell-tales on one side of a sail is useful? There
must be a point of diminishing returns. On my working jib I have
3 on each side. It just looks like someone went wild with yarn and
sail tape on the new one. (I hope I can get some of them off without
evidence)
Well, thanks for the quick replies and fair winds to all.
dana
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| 1834.7 | Wild with yarn | STAR::KENNEY | | Tue Feb 25 1992 14:54 | 8 |
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They went wild with yarn tufts for no good reason...... The more
you have the more they confuse the trimmer. It is generally impossible
to keep every part of the sail perfectly powered up. A couple (two or
three) properly placed is generally all you need. Or so the books I
have read and the sail makers I know say.
Forrest
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| 1834.8 | While tuning?? | LARVAE::JORDAN | Chris Jordan, Digital Services - Office Consultant, London | Wed Feb 26 1992 04:22 | 20 |
| Yes... 2 or 3 PROPERLY placed is all that are needed....
But if you are setting your boat up for high powered racing, and
adjusting all the positions of everything - mast rake, shroud
tension, halyard tension, spreader length, sheeting position (height
and width) etc etc...
Then it is useful to have many tell-tales. You can then write down
and record details like "tell-tales 1-6 OK, Nos 7-9 too loose, Nos
9-15 too close when jib is at position A45 in a wind strength of 4".
Using this information you can set the boat up for the conditions,
record the details, and know exactly how to get the best from the
boat.
Then when actually racing all you need is the 2 or 3 tell-tales that
reflect the general sail shape now you have found the ideal sheeting
position.
Cheers, Chris
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