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Not a bad photo

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Created by Donk107 > 9 months ago, 23 May 2018
Donk107
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23 May 2018 7:51PM
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Just found this photo taken from the starters box during last race season of the jenneau 349 I crew on and thought it looked ok

Regards Don

2bish
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23 May 2018 8:35PM
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Good one Don, looks like a good day's racing!

Donk107
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23 May 2018 8:47PM
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2bish said..
Good one Don, looks like a good day's racing!


Hi 2bish

She is up in Hobart for the winter and i phoned one of the crew today to see how they went in the race today and they said that it was cancelled because of too much wind which is a shame as she likes a bit of breeze

Regards Don

shoodbegood
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23 May 2018 9:15PM
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Looks like you just been hit by a rocket Don !

2bish
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23 May 2018 10:59PM
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Donk107 said..

2bish said..
Good one Don, looks like a good day's racing!



Hi 2bish

She is up in Hobart for the winter and i phoned one of the crew today to see how they went in the race today and they said that it was cancelled because of too much wind which is a shame as she likes a bit of breeze

Regards Don


That's a pity, might get to race against her sometime when my friends replacement carbon mast arrives from the UK.

Donk107
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24 May 2018 1:51AM
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2bish said..

Donk107 said..


2bish said..
Good one Don, looks like a good day's racing!




Hi 2bish

She is up in Hobart for the winter and i phoned one of the crew today to see how they went in the race today and they said that it was cancelled because of too much wind which is a shame as she likes a bit of breeze

Regards Don



That's a pity, might get to race against her sometime when my friends replacement carbon mast arrives from the UK.


Hi 2bish

Will you be racing in the PIpe Opener Series

Regards Don

rumblefish
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24 May 2018 2:40PM
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2bish said..

Donk107 said..


2bish said..
Good one Don, looks like a good day's racing!




Hi 2bish

She is up in Hobart for the winter and i phoned one of the crew today to see how they went in the race today and they said that it was cancelled because of too much wind which is a shame as she likes a bit of breeze

Regards Don



That's a pity, might get to race against her sometime when my friends replacement carbon mast arrives from the UK.


For the J boat?

saintpeter
VIC, 122 posts
24 May 2018 6:55PM
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Don,
Ease the !@#$%^&* traveler !!

Donk107
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24 May 2018 7:09PM
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saintpeter said..
Don,
Ease the !@#$%^&* traveler !!







Hi Saintpeter

The boat doesn't have one

The main sheet block is attached to a dyneema bridle that goes from side to side on the cabin top

When heeled like this it steers well where the old boat (Jenneau 33i Performance) you would have been on the traveller and main to stop it rounding up in the gusts

Also the windward rudder is out of the water and the leeward one is probably not to far off vertical

I just noticed the spinnaker sheet is dragging in the water as well (A bit messy)

Regards Don



rumblefish
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24 May 2018 10:33PM
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Donk107 said..

saintpeter said..
Don,
Ease the !@#$%^&* traveler !!








Hi Saintpeter

The boat doesn't have one

The main sheet block is attached to a dyneema bridle that goes from side to side on the cabin top

When heeled like this it steers well where the old boat (Jenneau 33i Performance) you would have been on the traveller and main to stop it rounding up in the gusts

Also the windward rudder is out of the water and the leeward one is probably not to far off vertical

I just noticed the spinnaker sheet is dragging in the water as well (A bit messy)

Regards Don





Mind you looking at your boat and the others the same I think they all need more vang purchase which is double sided to each side of the boat.
There is no point having a square top if you can't keep the leech straight by keeping the boom down, and there is no point having vang sheeting if you can't easily access the vang and pull some tension on it by hand.
From memory it's like 8:1 to a winch?? In my opinion it should be at least 16:1 or even 32:1.
Think the Elan S4 is 16:1 and that boat has a traveller.
On my brothers Shaw 650 it is 16:1 And it's all my strength to get enough tension to get the top of the main working



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