Forum: SparTalk
04-26-2012, 05:57 PM
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Forum: SparTalk
04-26-2012, 12:39 PM
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I'll add my doubts to this project increasing...
I'll add my doubts to this project increasing windward capabilities. Ask for a money back guarantee from this NA?
If your "tubular" shape is more than a couple inches in diameter, then your carbon...
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Forum: SparTalk
10-20-2011, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 7
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1st, how does the boat balance while sailing,...
1st, how does the boat balance while sailing, with the current rake? I suspect most folks with in-mast furling don't care about a well tuned rig, but if the helm is light or neutral now, raking...
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Forum: SparTalk
12-21-2010, 08:50 AM
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Forum: SparTalk
12-16-2010, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,714
T-ring
http://www.t-clewring.com/index.htm
These used to be sold by Ronstan for smaller boats as well.
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Forum: SparTalk
08-27-2010, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,212
Ignore the partners
The two important points when initially setting up a mast are the top and the bottom. You can't move the bottom side-to-side (generally), and you want the top centered. You want the rake where the...
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Forum: SparTalk
07-30-2010, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: SparTalk
07-02-2010, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 6
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Brummel, or stitch
Brummel-ing is just a way of locking the splice against low-load (flogging) pull-out. The Samson instruction substitutes stitching, which is fine. The mobius brummel would be of no use if you are...
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Forum: SparTalk
07-01-2010, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 6
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Don't mobius if you don't have to
For strops where you have easy access to both sides, conventional brummel and tapered bury is easiest.
This instruction (http://www.neropes.com/SPL_12Strand_EyeSpliceBrummel.aspx) by NE Ropes is...
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Forum: SparTalk
04-29-2010, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,786
ring hitch eye size
The spliced eye for a ring hitch only has to be as big inside as the smallest cross-section of the piece of hardware it attaches to. For a piece of gate hardware it'll be the fat part of the latch,...
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Forum: SparTalk
03-16-2010, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,438
I've convinced myself to use these for a small...
I've convinced myself to use these for a small boat with a carbon mast, in progress.
According to Precourt, the Olivier link is identical to a typical t-ball fitting in its interaction with the...
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Forum: SparTalk
02-18-2010, 12:35 PM
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Forum: SparTalk
01-14-2010, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 5
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Coupla observations:
1) Lowering the gooseneck...
Coupla observations:
1) Lowering the gooseneck makes your vang less effective.
2) Lowering the gooseneck makes your current main not fit, unless you employ a floating tack of some sort, above the...
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Forum: SparTalk
12-24-2009, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 5
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"tavana ketch" in Google gets you this...
"tavana ketch" in Google gets you this page of the boat in charter...
http://www.scuolanautica.net/chartboat/page2.html
...from which it appears to be a Roc 129, which when googled comes back as a...
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Forum: SparTalk
12-11-2009, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 1
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You want cover at the first point of deliberate...
You want cover at the first point of deliberate friction, be that a ratchet block or a winch. Assuming a ratchet block on the stern, with the pole on the headstay and the kite nearly strapped, mark...
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Forum: SparTalk
12-08-2009, 11:14 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,866
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Forum: SparTalk
12-07-2009, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,866
Soft stays to mast
Salutations,
Long time Rigger's Apprentice owner, and lurker on this site.
My question is about a small sportboat with a carbon fiber mast. I'd like to get away from metal tangs or t-ball fittings...
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