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| can't seem to get it up #9208 08/05/02 08:42 AM 08/05/02 08:42 AM |
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 45 South Florida 89umiamiH16 OP
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Posts: 45 South Florida | we had plenty of wind this weekend (~15knots), our combined crew weight is about 315, all sails were sheeted nicely to the tell-tails, absolutely no excess weight on tramp, low chop and still couldn't fly a hull. does anyone have any advice for a first timer on this one...i've been trying for months. i even tried sheeting close hauled and then falling off until i was screaming and then finally lost power and at no time during that arc did i heel very much. what can i do?
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#9210 08/07/02 11:11 AM 08/07/02 11:11 AM |
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Posts: 45 South Florida | what exactly is it that i need to do to the top of the sail. i have my top 2 tapered creating about a 35% forward pocket. is a forward pocket better for hull flying? the rest of my battens lay at 45-50% as they go down. i have extra battens so if a further aft pocket is better i can experiment. let me know...thx
justin
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my H16 is older than i am
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#9214 08/10/02 03:14 AM 08/10/02 03:14 AM |
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 170 Australia Jules_topcat
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Posts: 170 Australia | Ok ill give you im Quick and simple (no message in that, I swear). The older the boay the more the boat will weigh. If it is an old boat its probaly 2 things.
1-older sails dont and wont help to lift the hulls they will just luff. Try new batterns and tighten your down hall on as hard as posible and when out on the water pull the main on as hard as you can and move the boat around till its out. Even if the wind is hiting the sail side on and hard.
2- Most of the older boats will also have alot of drag so try and have one rudder up and move your body weight around but allways have the main in your hand and have the skipper in the middle of the boat. Unless you like going for swims.
I didn't have this trouble on the clubs boat intill now due to my and my crews weight incease (140kg). Try these and if the dont work put your boat next to another 16 and compare the tow. Have fun and i hope you win your conpuest.
From Jules
Last edited by Jules_topcat; 08/10/02 03:15 AM.
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