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[Re: Robi]
#116309 10/15/07 04:23 PM 10/15/07 04:23 PM |
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. Timbo
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | Well, I finally got the Prindle back together after it had been blown over in a storm, one of the shrouds broke, so I replaced them both and got the mast back up today, then of course I had to take it on a test drive. Nice wind for it, but very tame (and slow...) compared to the Blade! I would have taken the Blade out but it is still on the trailer and I didn't want to spend two hours setting it up.
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[Re: GeoffS]
#116310 10/15/07 06:25 PM 10/15/07 06:25 PM |
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,921 Michigan PTP
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Posts: 2,921 Michigan | Lake Lanier, 25 miles north of Atlanta. I think it is about 40,000 acres when it is full. We have a pretty nice beach that we launch from at Aqualand Marina on the east side of the lake. Yet another picture... what is the rudder pull down mechanism on your boat? And are the aluminum rudder castings a new thing on the blades? | | | Re: first sail today
[Re: PTP]
#116312 10/16/07 04:25 AM 10/16/07 04:25 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe Wouter
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | Congatulations with your new boat, I hope (trust) she will give you all the sailing pleasure in the world
This looks like the European rudder system. It is not an aluminium casting, that would be too heavy, it is made of bend alu tubing and is surprisingly lightweight.
Interestingly enough all 4 F16's at my club (and all other European boats that sail on the sea) use the rod system. We traverse the surf all the time that way. And I wouldn't even want to go back to the non-rod system. Going through the surf is not an issue with the rod system.
Wouter
Wouter Hijink Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild) The Netherlands
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[Re: Wouter]
#116313 10/16/07 07:50 AM 10/16/07 07:50 AM |
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,121 Eastern NC, USA tshan
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Posts: 1,121 Eastern NC, USA | This looks like the European rudder system. It is not an aluminium casting, that would be too heavy, it is made of bend alu tubing and is surprisingly lightweight.
I was hoping someone would chime in on the weight comparison. The weight difference is negligible? Two more questions: 1. Are they the same rudder blade profiles? Probably not. What are the differences? 2. What is the mechanism for holding the stocks on the pintles? Does it use the clip (like the Cap and Taipan) or the little pins like the other Blades? Ok - that is more than two questions.......
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[Re: Matt M]
#116317 10/16/07 10:13 AM 10/16/07 10:13 AM |
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,121 Eastern NC, USA tshan
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Posts: 1,121 Eastern NC, USA | Thanks to all for the replies. It is nice to have a lot of options. Choices, choices.....
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