Ron , is your seat rigid enough for rear sheeting? If so I would give it a go , it would give you more control and stiffen the chassis somewhat, maybe even reduce the bottoming out.
note - tp1 and I own a 100kg, class 3 size , 3 SEATER that runs a 8m windsurfer sail, . the main steel chassis is 75mm OD 5mm wall carbon steel.
. just thought we'd let you know
Thanks Paul,
I had given it some thought but never took it anywhere. On your advice I shall look at it further. I may have to beef up the Seat Back Support and then extend it to cope with that modification. There are a couple of other things I could do as well if I remove the seat capsule.
Ron
Well today was another day. Winds gusts to 50km SSW and the Razor was really excited to get me out on the Tarmac again, trying to thrash me to death with Halyard and Boom. Tuck my Bonce into a lump of Kevlar and Styrofoam, pull on my Yachties Gloves and drop my Carcass into the Seat and Whoa Baby whoa. Talk about a Skittish beast! Anyway I settled into some serious sailing and shot down the strip watching my speed rise. Bloody Nora! 30, 40,50,60. Damn! Swing away from the Chain Mesh and run back to the start again with the same results a couple more runs pulling up to 74kms and watching that Chain Mesh come flying at me and the Razor, It is all starting to get a bit Hairy, I'll tell you for free. Here we go again on another Run. 30, 40,50,60, 70 and still climbing and that Chain mesh is getting uncomfortably close 75-6-7--8-9-80.2 and swing away from that Chain Mesh which is starting to look like a rather Tall Pig Wire Fence Tires really squealing a vibrating as they dance into the turn I then head back to the top of the strip repeating the same speed. Thankfully the wind abated just a tad but 60 became common place and 70+ was seen a couple of times. When it accelerated heavily the Razors could be felt surging ahead and the Mast really curved under the load. In fact there was a couple of times the upwind wheel lifted and under the surging it all got a bit much for me and I let the Sheet out very quickly indeed. And so ended an hour of Thrills, thankfully no Spills and a Slaking of my Need For Speed and the Smell of Burned Rubber.
Ron
PS. Anybody that knows me will say "But you haven't got a sense of Smell" to them I say "I do have an imagination though" (Where the Smell is concerned)
Select to expand quote[ And so ended an hour of Thrills, thankfully no Spills and a Slaking of my Need For Speed and the Smell of Burned Rubber.
Ron
PS. Anybody that knows me will say "But you haven't got a sense of Smell" to them I say "I do have an imagination though" (Where the Smell is concerned)
Are you sure that smell was of rubber and not of loose sphincter control?
By the way Ron, when you got to 80+ did the grin(rictus) get real wide? [}:)]
Also Ron did you know that theortically you can go around 6 times the wind speed in a land yacht
Test Pilot,
It was more like Maniacal Laughter Possible loss of Sphincter Control and a definite Urge to use the heels of my shoes as brakes. That theory would have to involve a very efficient sailing rig and 300km does not sound real inviting. Definite Loss of SC and Burned out Heels. I just want to Crack the Ton is all.
Ron
If you are using GPS for speed recording, invariably you wont realise that you have passed the ton till later, because at that speed you are too busy trying to maintain control and fine tuning to even consider reading speed indicator unless you are in a purpose built speed machine i.e. greenbird/iron duck
Test Pilot
NS Sherlock! I thought that cut in around 79kph. It doesn't pay to jiggle about at those speeds as the machine wants to "Wiggle like a Snake, Waddle like a Duck"
When I go for it the conditions will have to be Just So and a good long stretch of beach as I will have to desensitize my steering which will decrease the turning circle so a Power Slide will have to be the braking method and "Lean Into It, Baby, Lean into it!"
I had a look at the new sail a short time ago as the Sail Maker is ready to re-cut the Luff Pocket and sew it in. YEEouch! Is it ever HOT Looking! I just cannot wait to get my Paws on it! OOOOWEEE!
Ron
PS. My wife says that a loose pile of Feces in ones pants is not a good look for a man of my age.
Beb'
A dicted?? The Ol' Man always said I was 2 dicted, cos I was too silly to be playin' with one.
Ron
PS Watch this Space. That New sail holds a lot of promise.
I just ran Occum's Razor over the Bathroom Scales and got a pleasant surprise to boot
it came in at 48Kgs but was sorely disappointed at my own weight 103Kgs Gunna have to drop 5 or 6 of them.
Ron
I am trying to drop 25 of mine. Slowly does it to much sudden loss might "unbalance" me
Aren't you already[}:)][}:)]
Well I'm carrying a bit that the Razor can do without but "Old Nick[}:)]) My Dr says he is about to put me on Insulin. Not good but I guess it will get me in the end.
Ron
Yeah. Ok so if you weren't I'd want to know why. Normal isn't a part of Land Yachting.. We're all off our trolleys one way or another ahh! No that is normal for the Species. PERIOD ! Dang! There's gotta be something that sets us apart.
Ron
Back to front.
Land Yacht.. Touche!
What the hell is wrong with you CISCO Did you not explain dragging a Becalmed LY a couple of K across a Salt Pan. Sooner or Later something's gonna get you. Mind Later rather than Sooner is better.
Ron
Year Right! And if they had to get one for you now it would be called a Circus Marque. No?
Hey! Don't let the Diabetes thing throw you. Sure it is a real problem but if you are like me the Teeth are a problem they allow to much food to pass. Cut the amount consumed and the highly processed Crap. As strange as it may seem Grape Fruit juice was the final straw. Think Holistic, no that doesn't mean you eat the egg shells as well, but eat the Fiber as well as the juice.
Keep up the exercise ( I'm a great one to talk) Live Life and enjoy what we have left. I'm buggered if I want to go past 80 so that leaves me a possible 15 years and I still have 30 years worth of stuff to do.
Ron
PS. It ain't morbid it is called Reality. Get with the Program
I was told I couldn't have grapefruit at all with because of the pills I am on! and I just love me grapefruit
Aus230,
Continued from Comps etc.
Regarding your big sail and it's power; What is your Body Mass if you don't mind?
Ron
now we are getting personal 87kg. I don't need to sand bag my yacht.
cheers
aus230
I'm just getting a handle on weights and measures you Fat Bugger[}:)][}:)].
I have about 15Kgs on you. There is a lot more in it than just weight I.E Rear Wheel Spread 'n' Stuff. Oh! Well when the wind is really sketchy then all 7Sq's of it will come in handy[}:)] or else a 25Kg Bag of sand to hold her flat
Ron
An interesting thing happened on the way to the Forum;
I called by the strip this morning as the wind was gusting to 30kmph. Rigged OR for a bit of early morning speed trialing? On my first run and doing the bottom turn I was taken by surprise by a roguish gust. OR SHOT! to 68kmph and lifted a wheel well of the tarmac. Now this sort of thing is not so bad providing you do not sharply correct half way through a Fast "U" Turn. Oops! Wheel down and we and Hareass 30mtrs off the Airstrip out into the long grass and Scared the Bejesus out of me,To boot.To add insult to uninjury the wind then became sketchy.
What is that Crap The Wind is lovely until I plonk my Butt into OR and then it goes all coy like, I don't get it?? It is probably another of those Great Names for a Land Yacht " Murphy's Law".
Mind you laying about in a becalmed LY is a good thing to let your Heart make it's way back down into your chest.
Ron
Scary, Bloody Scary!!
Fishtailing untill I settled down and learned that steering at speed is a thing of finessing the front wheel. Winds 20 - 30Kts.
Ron
PS. Note the front tire ware.
There was one strange thing happened to me when I first started at Pegg's yesterday.
I had done a run down wind and Slid around into the wind and thought I'd set myself up correctly to Tack my way back. Using my feet to align OR for the run and I noted that OR was well and truly on the move but could not understand why the Front Wheel was not turning as it should have been spinning quickly at that apparent speed. Continuing to operate the steering and becoming more confused at the Phenomenon I began to see that the Wheel was floating off the sand, which was even more visually confusing. All my senses were receiving different input;
Eyes telling me I was moving fast.
Ears telling me I was the wind was strong and gusting.
Feet telling me I was standing still
Mentally excited at the prospect of doing speed runs.
After about a minute of trying to realize what was happening. It was the 2 train effect happening, you know! You are on the still train when the other is moving ad you brain tells you that it is your train that is moving With the Wind and sand flying in the nearly opposite direction the sail full I was being tricked by nature. The Sand flying up to about 300mm height and the wheel being stationary gave the visual effect that the wheel was off the surface. That was the spooky part of the whole thing but embarrassing when you realize it is an Illusion:I]
Ron
