| Re: Real problem with R33 Dagger boards
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#107221 05/16/07 07:59 AM 05/16/07 07:59 AM |
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Posts: 1,203 uk | don't strengthen the boards, you want them to break before you split the hull.
a bit off the wall, but, what about a thin wire/line from the tip of the board to a point right foward on the hull under the water. Like the serated wires that the u-boats used to have up to the conning tower. Not fast or silent, but it would guide the rubbish out of the way.
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| | | Re: Real problem with R33 Dagger boards
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#107222 05/16/07 09:59 AM 05/16/07 09:59 AM |
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | Interesting. Tie it off near the bow?
At speed, how strong would that wire have to be to deflect/ride over a log?
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#107224 05/16/07 06:11 PM 05/16/07 06:11 PM |
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Posts: 1,226 Atlanta | I am really getting tried of the darn boards hitting things and fixing them regularly but maybe there is nothing I can do. Any help via suggestions would greatly be appreciated Stop running over stuff..... | | | Re: Real problem with R33 Dagger boards
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#107225 05/17/07 08:46 AM 05/17/07 08:46 AM |
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Posts: 778 Houston | I am really getting tried of the darn boards hitting things and fixing them regularly but maybe there is nothing I can do. Any help via suggestions would greatly be appreciated Stop running over stuff..... Doesn't always work that way. It's floating under the surface. You can't see it, until you hit it. I have done something like that twice with daggerboards. The first time was a piling about floating about 6 inchs under the surface. The second was the "stub" from a broken channel marker (think telephone pole broken off 1 ft under water). In both cases it resulted in a violent pitchpole. Going back to the original question. A centerboard that will fit in the daggerboard trunk will be too small. Fitting proper sized centerboards will involve cutting up the hulls. You could try fitting leeboards. Leeboards are basically centerboards that are on the outside of the hulls. If you put them on the inside of the hulls they are not quite as ugly. Because flow is not bounded by the hull they are not as efficient as centerboards. To make them work, you will need very good foils. | | |
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