| New to Mozzies #255512 12/06/12 07:21 AM 12/06/12 07:21 AM |
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 70 Port Vincent, SA Hack OP
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Posts: 70 Port Vincent, SA | G'day all, I'm new to the mozzie fraternity, having just purchased 'First Try' #1769, on the first (last Saturday) Raced kiteless on Sunday, but was still a blast! Having stepped up from a 'Sundance 14' the difference is staggering. This forum has proved to be a fantastic resource, along with the website. It's great to see that there are so many committed and knowledgable folk out there, happy to share their expertise. I look forward to further technical discussions, once my brain processes what I've already read! Cheers!
Hack
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#255521 12/06/12 09:59 AM 12/06/12 09:59 AM |
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Posts: 77 Gippsland Lakes | Hi Hack, it sounds ridiculous but you should try make it to nationals even if only for a few days. You will jump up the learning curve soo quick and know all the right techniques to go away and practice. Glad you're enjoying your new boat P.M me if you need a spot to pitch a tent.
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The plan was simple.... Like my brother in law Phil, except this plan just might work!
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#255548 12/07/12 08:36 AM 12/07/12 08:36 AM |
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Posts: 70 Port Vincent, SA | Thanks for the encouragement guys! Nats are out of the question this time, but maybe next year! Hornbag! Be careful what you wish for! Spent the week keeping Ronstan viable, so I'm good to go! For the rest of the country, Port Vincent is right up there with the best places to sail in the known world! You owe it to yourselves to get over here! Some SA sailors know what I'm talking about. Keen to keep you updated on our Mozzie progress over here....if Steve and I don't sink each other in the meantime....
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Posts: 77 Gippsland Lakes | Sounds good Hack, I'm due a good road trip
Mosquito 1750 Bonnie-GLYC / Peninsula
The plan was simple.... Like my brother in law Phil, except this plan just might work!
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#255654 12/11/12 03:35 AM 12/11/12 03:35 AM |
Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 92 South Oz Phillip
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Posts: 92 South Oz | Hi Hack Sent you a PM Phillip Pearce
Tortured ply is clearly beautiful. Mozzie Aldebaran VI 1827
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#272383 05/15/14 05:34 AM 05/15/14 05:34 AM |
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Posts: 858 Victoria Australia | Welcome to the swarm Michael and a welcome to your new mozzie 1544 "exgalibur" the boat doesn't showup on the Mosquito Catamaran History by Sail number pages ( http://www.theracingcat.com/uploads/register0314.pdf ) so it may pay to let them know about its existence..... and any chances of some pictures of it for the rest of us as for your question... wondering where to get new center boards how mutch to also where to get new boom sectionbest to start a new thread for the bits your chasing rather than adding to an older thread, new threads get far more attention More than likely there be a member that has some 2nd hand units laying around and then there's always the brand spanking new jobs.... all depends on the depth of the wallet Yar, & this ere post be done without a sin'le drop o' rum passin' me lips
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#272396 05/16/14 03:19 AM 05/16/14 03:19 AM | thricebitten
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Unregistered | Hi Michael,
and again welcome to the swarm.
Booms you can use anything that fits through a 80mm circle. I am currently using a length of Mossie Mast with the track cut off. Have used Paper Tiger/Sabre/Arrow mast section cut to length and just round tube less than 80mm from local alloy supplier cut to length, know of a Laser mast being used and some use carbon tube again less than 80mm, it's up to you what you can find.
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#272397 05/16/14 04:30 AM 05/16/14 04:30 AM |
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Posts: 182 Grafton, NSW | Excalibur 1455 is on the Register. I presume this is the boat in question?
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Posts: 858 Victoria Australia | Excalibur 1455 is on the Register. I presume this is the boat in question? simple enough to confuse the numbers, I had to look twice ..... 1455 was on eBay not so long ago, was for sale in Ballarat Victoria from memory..... Yar, & this ere post be done without a sin'le drop o' rum passin' me lips
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Posts: 858 Victoria Australia | just noticed this...... 1140 1434 J.I.B.E. 1727 Atreus
2 more and you'll have your own fleet & did you get that pic I emailed you ??? ... Yar, & this ere post be done without a sin'le drop o' rum passin' me lips
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#272429 05/19/14 02:21 AM 05/19/14 02:21 AM |
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 182 Grafton, NSW Greg/Debra
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Posts: 182 Grafton, NSW | Hi swatter,
The easiest way to put up an old (heavy) Mossie mast is with two people! However if you must do it by yourself, there are a number of ways you can do it. No doubt others here will have some advice for you, but this is what I do...
From what you said on the other thread, you have a hinge plate on the mast (newer masts don't have that). As you said, you need to raise the top end of the mast so that you can get the hinge pin in the holes.
I got a piece of steel tube (about 1.8 m long) and welded some feet on it so that it will stand vertically. A portable post if you like. I stand the post at the back of the boat, about a metre behind.
About half way up I have a piece of steel attached to the post so that I can sit the mast on it. I sit the the mast there and get the hinge pin in the holes. Then I lift the mast up and sit it on top of the post. I have another piece of steel attached to the top of the post to sit the mast on.
Then I get on the trampoline, take hold of the mast and stand it up. It is quite easy to lift the mast from the top of the post into the vertical position.
It can be a bit tricky holding mast up, and attaching the forestay to the bridle, so you need to be careful with that.
Last edited by Greg/Debra; 05/19/14 02:23 AM.
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