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MartinPotter
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 14 Jul 2004 : 13:39:13
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I've recently bought a Stratos. It's very similar to rig as my previous boat, a 2000 except for the fitting at the head of the jib. There is a stainless arm which is mounted to the swivel and has a loop on the end. What is it for? I presume it's something to do with the kite uphaul but I'm not sure quite how.
Can anyone help please.
Thanks
Martin
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DougRivers
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Posted - 14 Jul 2004 : 15:42:05
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| Martin, I'm sure someone will tell you what it is for, if I remember the forestay feeds thru the eye and helps the furler to work. However, as I tie the forestay back to the mast when sailing to avoid it tangling with the assymetric I just bent the thing back onto itself and taped up. The furler works just fine. |
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AlisterBeveridge
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Posted - 15 Jul 2004 : 20:26:32
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Martin, I agree with Doug's comments as I know that that method works. I do things slightly differently. Yes the jib does furl ok, even with full tension, if the stainless steel hoop is not attached to the forestay. However, it is there for a good reason. I watched what happens to the jib halyard when furling the sail without the wire loop. The boat was on its side at the time. Though the furling works ok, under some rig tensions the swivel doesn't always swivel but the jib halyard twists causing the strands of the cable to split apart. My solution is to tie the forestay to the base of the mast with the stainless steel loop still attached. This then means that the forestay is out of the way and the furling mechanisim can still work as intended.
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MartinPotter
United Kingdom
38 Posts |
Posted - 15 Jul 2004 : 21:14:54
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Thanks Alister
Sounds reasonable. My only question would then be, does the kite uphaul get itself fouled in the loop sticking out from the swivel? The loop is considerably lower down than the exit point of the uphaul from the mast.
Any comments?
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AlisterBeveridge
49 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2004 : 09:36:18
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Ron,
no it doesn't as the loop doesn't stick out. It is still attached to the forestay and as long as you tension the forestay when tying it off at the base of the mast the loop remains held against the mast well out of the way.
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MartinPotter
United Kingdom
38 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2004 : 12:05:11
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Cheers
I'll try it on Saturday and let you know how I get on.
Appreciate all your help.
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SophieJezierski
United Kingdom
48 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2004 : 08:40:57
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| We've finally had enough of our hoop & took a hacksaw to it last night! Racing at Queen Mary yesterday afternoon against lots of lasers & doing very nicely thank you until 2nd lap, 2nd race, 1st reach: lots of gusts and spinnaker jammed half way up refusing to budge up or down - halyard had worked its way into the hoop and wouldn't come out. Eventually got it down and goosewinged our way around the course ok but very frustrating. Couldn't drop the jib and sort it out en route because, of course, we'd tied the forestay back to the mast! It happened twice recently when Marek & Alister were racing together & yesterday was the last straw - now jib head is a mass of tape but no hoop. |
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JimWhite
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Posted - 19 Jul 2004 : 11:59:00
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The simple solution is to leave the forestay in place, tied on to bow. I've had my Stratos for 2 1/2 seasons and under all sailing conditions it's never been a problem, for kite or jib.
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