Paging Gary former Altered Sailor - u here?

hmmm wierd. I am attaching it to this post.

Another thing I noticed your boat is trully a F16 uni rig, due to no jib cleats or even a self tacking jib traveler etc.

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Lets talk about your setup. I was studying this image, http://bp2.blogger.com/_w_dM5fbKB90/Rx7FeIkC7mI/AAAAAAAAABY/uaBWAeBVPoM/s1600/DSC00843.JPG linked due to its size.

Anyway I am interested to know how are you NOT using a compression strut on your forestay and bridle for your spin pole.


Answer,without a jib it is not neccesary. I will have one when I get jib kit.


Your rudder hold down system, looks like it goes to a cleat just aft of the rear beam, is this true? Does it kick up or release? can you please explain.


Answer, yes it goes to a cleat, it has no kick up or release. Centre boards are longer than rudders.


Seems like you are coming in for a gybe, is this correct?


Answer, I am not sure, either coming in or going out.


I also noticed the finished boom, looks very clean with the aft plug. Where can those be sorted out?


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Also your mast rotation seems like the standard Taipan mast rotation setup, is this also correct?


Answer, no it is standard FCA set up, may be similar to Taipan, I have never seen one like it.


What kind of spin halyard are you using single or double? Seems very clean. I also noticed a small line going from the snuffer line to the port spin sheet, what does this do for you?


Answer, single line. Small line is the shock cord with a ring on the end I think. One end is tied to the clew under spin sheets, the other end has ring which the snuffer line goes through. The effect of this line is that it drags clew and therefore sheets into snuffer early, taking up the slack so the spin sheets can not hang in water etc.


Sorry for all the questions, your setup seems very simple and I am interested.


Answer, I am not sure about simple, but keeping it neat and clean free of loose ropes etc. is my priority.

Look and learn in this image you can clearly see the mainsail is fully slacked with no downhaul. Also the mast rotation is all the way out. Gary can you confirm this information?

hmmm wierd. I am attaching it to this post.

Another thing I noticed your boat is trully a F16 uni rig, due to no jib cleats or even a self tacking jib traveler etc.

Me likey mucho!

Thanks, nice picture. Are there any more like that somewhere?

I'm also curious whether there are any differences in hull shape from the VWM Blade.

I am also curious about how inboard the spin sheets are run. I wonder how this changes the downwind vectors.

Also looks like he lets the outhaul off on the main some. Seems like there would be a lot of draft in the main with that setting upwind.

Mark,
I didn't realise that you drank water?

Gary:
In the picture you don't have your boards up, since you seem to have done everything else I wondered if this was intentional.

That line running into the snuffer is the retrieval line. Instead of going straight up the centreline of the spinnaker through the patches it is first led through a small ring hanging from the clew of the spinnaker. Then the retrieval line continues up through the patches as usual.

The ring is hanging on a piece of cord or elastic about a foot long. You can see it in the photo.

This thread from a few weeks ago covered it:
Length of spi-line

With out getting the obvious reply, what happens when they capsize? Do they have something to hold it in place?