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#133381 02/27/08 05:49 AM 02/27/08 05:49 AM |
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 757 japan erice
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Posts: 757 japan | any pics/history anywhere for us newbies?
eric e 1982 nacra 5.2 - 2158 2009 weta tri - 294
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#133382 02/27/08 06:33 AM 02/27/08 06:33 AM |
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 87 Trondheim, Norway jimi OP
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Posts: 87 Trondheim, Norway | I'm taking the liberty to posts some links to pics here Macca, hope you don't mind. http://www.cstcomposites.com/images/Super%20Taipan%20Pic%205.jpghttp://www.cstcomposites.com/images/Super%20Taipan%20Pic3.jpgTo this day, the best looking cat around in my opinion. So just to get things straight here, what exactly has been modified on the boat apart from wider beam, carbon mast (sooooo sweet), carbon rudders (also sweet) and new, customized sails? Has the sail area been increased in any way? What about the mast height, has it been increased? Are the hulls canted? I remember you said you had some issues with the rudders early in the update progress, has that been sorted out? Sailing that thing in winds up to 25 knots must be a blast! Any high speeds logged to brag about at the after-regatta party?:) You mentioned you will be making a new set of sails, my dad and I own a standard Taipan 5,7 and are planning on buying a new main from AHPC. Apart from a bigger roach, what would you change on a new main compared to the old stock? We also want to make a new pair of rudders for the boat, rudders with t-foils. What's your opinion on t-foils for the T5,7? Thanks for the info! | | | Re: The Super Taipan
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#133385 02/27/08 09:02 AM 02/27/08 09:02 AM |
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4,451 West coast of Norway Rolf_Nilsen
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Posts: 4,451 West coast of Norway | Now that the T is no longer an Olympic class, maybe the price on second hand gear will go down? For a while, then the secondhand market will dry up. After a while even Marstrøm will stop making parts for the boat or new boats as the market dries out. That is the way I think the Tornado market will go unless the class either get olympic status again or the amateurs take over the class with more affordable niche builders. There is a third scenario with a professionally run class with its own circuit, but I dont think it will succeed. | | | Re: The Super Taipan
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#133386 02/27/08 10:09 AM 02/27/08 10:09 AM |
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 74 Norway Stein
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Posts: 74 Norway | Macca,
Nice!
What is your opinion on PBO (or Dyneema SK78) forestay and shrouds? Or diamonds? Should remove ca 2 kg from the rig.
Are the Marström M20 and Tornado rudders identical?
Stein
Last edited by Stein; 02/27/08 10:48 AM.
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#133387 02/27/08 11:26 AM 02/27/08 11:26 AM |
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 321 Albuquerque NM Banzilla
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Posts: 321 Albuquerque NM | For the last several years, I have been wanting a tiger, but now I a not so sure.
That is one very nice looking boat!!!! Sam
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[Re: macca]
#133389 02/27/08 03:37 PM 02/27/08 03:37 PM |
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,844 42.904444 N; 88.008586 W Todd_Sails
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Posts: 2,844 42.904444 N; 88.008586 W | I'm not trying to show my stupidity here, but,
Is this a 6.0 meter Taipan?
And, just how wide is the overall beam?, cause from the pics, it doesn't look much wider if any than 8ft6in. ( the max beam a boat can trailer in the US)
And yea, tha boat looks nice, similar to the Nacra 6.0na.
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[Re: jimi]
#133392 02/27/08 07:17 PM 02/27/08 07:17 PM |
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,844 42.904444 N; 88.008586 W Todd_Sails
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Posts: 2,844 42.904444 N; 88.008586 W | Hey, I wasn't calling your boat a bus!!
LOL, really, the N6.0na is no bus. I meant the hulls look similar shaped, that's all.
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#133395 02/28/08 09:13 AM 02/28/08 09:13 AM | Anonymous
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Can i ask what the green stuff you are using to protect the hulls around the cradles? I am always concerned about damaging my hulls with my tie down straps. | | | Re: The Super Taipan
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#133396 02/28/08 09:40 AM 02/28/08 09:40 AM |
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 74 Norway Stein
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Posts: 74 Norway | Yes the Taipan 5.7 is a beautiful boat. And very fast.
The green protective stuff is insulation mats for outdoor sleeping on the ground. Thickness ca 6 mm. Cheapest foam type, ca $ 12 pr mat. Can be cut and does not absorb water. I use it for all kinds of impact protection. I buy it in a general "very-low-price-store" (Biltema; the equivalent of K-mart, Walmart, etc maybe).
Stein
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