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#255171 11/25/12 10:40 PM 11/25/12 10:40 PM |
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 554 Boston, Ma Jeff.Dusek
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Posts: 554 Boston, Ma | Maybe steer less? To actually answer the question, APS has rope core universals http://www.apsltd.com/c-287-replacementuniversals.aspx but I don't think the diameter would be large enough for what you need. Might be worth sending Jack or Gunnar an email, they would probably know best. Hope you get it sorted, broken parts are no fun.
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#255174 11/26/12 01:21 AM 11/26/12 01:21 AM |
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Posts: 1,203 uk | Yes, your cross- connector tube is too long
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#255175 11/26/12 07:48 AM 11/26/12 07:48 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | I second what Dave says. You should see at least an inch of the rubber piece between the rudder arm and the cross bar. If you don't see that much, you need to shorten your crossbar and realign the rudders. Properly setup, you should get multiple seasons out of those tendons (I've got about 5 on my F18).
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#255178 11/26/12 09:01 AM 11/26/12 09:01 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | I guess he is a little disappointed in his dealer if he set the boat up wrong. The quality control on Nacra is slim to non. Every boat I have gotten from them has had some kind of issues. When you spend 20,000 on a boat you really don't expect to have to get out the hack saw and dremel. I think he's down there in the land of Captain Kirk @ Key Sailing...that should be a pretty easy part to get from them.
Jake Kohl | | | Re: Nacra rudder Tendons
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#255182 11/26/12 09:20 AM 11/26/12 09:20 AM |
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,118 Northfield Mn Karl_Brogger
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Posts: 4,118 Northfield Mn | If the ahpc boats aren't set up by a dealer, there would be a grocery list of issues. Probably true of all of them, when you know what needs to be double checked, trimmed, or whatever its no big deal. Things get over looked as well. Sh!t happens, and people can get disgruntled for some strange reasons too.
I've had four Vipers from new. Only one hit the water with zero issues, and I spent two solid days building that boat.
I'm boatless.
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#255192 11/26/12 10:38 AM 11/26/12 10:38 AM |
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | If Kirk can lay off the Coors Light for a minute he might be able to tell you what you're doing wrong.
I think Kirk would not even know how to sail if you took the Silver Bullet from him. It's sad he can do so well in that condition against the rest of us (being sober).
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#255274 11/27/12 08:31 PM 11/27/12 08:31 PM |
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Posts: 3,224 Roanoke Island ,N.C. | So the tendons used on the Infusion, Nacra 20, Nacra F17, etc. for the last 12 years aren't good enough? Broken rubbers are no laughing matter. Alot of you guys Dad's will attest to that. On that note, I never broke one on the N-20 and only changed them out once in the twelve years that I had it. That was also doing ALOT of mileage in distance races. You've gotten the right advice, but if you want to re-invent the thing ,go for it.
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea Isak Dinesen If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most. E. B. White
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#255276 11/27/12 09:02 PM 11/27/12 09:02 PM |
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Posts: 774 Greenville SC | Honestly the tendons made for the Nacra F16 aren't rubbery enough. So Randy and I have decided to order more rubbery plastic pieces that offer much more bend so we'll just modify the tendons.
The tendons are pretty stiff and do not feel very rubbery in your hands. I agree that there is an error in the set-up of your boat. We all know Nacras QC wasn't there for you already. | | |
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