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| Shown below are some handy
ideas to help you with rigging, tuning the rig or building your boat.
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Yet again I am indebted to Brain Anderson who has
drawn to all our attentions Frank Russells tuning guide,
link
his site are shown here: It looked excellent
to me, but one should note that different designs work
best when using different settings. For example a
very winde boat will be able to use a stiffer mast etc.
That said, this is a very good starting point if the
boat's designer has not suggested any other values.
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| Brian's finished tie
spacer, and alongside shown in use: |
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| To make
device first cut base to required size. For 11
mm mast it should be 5.5 mm thick. Mine is 30
* 40 mm (only the 5.5 mm is critical for 11 mm
thick mast).
I used balsa, 6mm ply is often 5.5 mm so would
work well. Then cut the upright, in this case
I decided on 2 mm gap, so cut wood into 40 * 30
mm. I had some 1 mm birch ply glued 2 together.
I cut a slot in the upright about 4 mm wide,
25 deep (leaving the bit to glue onto the base.
Glue together - I used superglue |
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| To use, thread sail
tie material through sail eye / hole and feed
one end under the mast.
Slide the device under the mast with the thread
through the slot.
Now you can tie the thread as normal, several
reefs work well |
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Slide the device out
from under the mast and superglue the knots.
Cut off excess tie material.
That's it. Simples.
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Thanks Brian, that's the end of matches for spacers for me. Of
course, provided I don't accidently smash it.
Will 2 mm be correct? I'll know
over a period of time. Ties tend to shrink, so
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