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Posted by John --Previous Message--
on 5/3/2006, 5:03 pm, in reply to "Re: Jib fairlead position - old 'ball"
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Thanks, Dave. To double check: that applies to the old (narrow) jib, correct?
: We have changed that system somewhat
: since that phot was taken but here
: is how we were told to find the
: location. The basic point to start
: is measureing from the center line
: of the mast and come out 11 inches
: and back 11 inches. That will be
: the place to put the fairlead to
: begin with. We had to install a
: small piece of wood to hold a track
: that ran fore and aft and we had a 6
: inch long track on that that a pop
: car slide along. We could adjust
: the fore and aft position a couple
: of inches but found that we only had
: to move it one click in either
: direction for any adjustment we
: made. We also placed a second track
: 1 inch outside of the first track
: and when the wind got heavy we
: relocated the fairlead onto that
: track and opened the slot a bit.
: Again we didn't do it that much but
: thenm again we aren't the most
: competetive group either. The 11
: inches out and 11 inches back is
: considered the standard place to
: start but you should have some sort
: of controlable fairlead to work with
: from that point. Pat showed us a
: different system that we used this
: past summer and had a greater
: ability to point without loosing
: boat speed. He has a strut that
: runs from his centerboard trunk to
: the top side face near the front of
: the well. Again this strut is sort
: of a standard thing and we have
: incorperated them into the building
: of our boats. He has a track that
: runs on this strut and on the track
: he has a block that floats and is
: controld to allow the block to float
: higher or lower depending on what
: you want to do. The trick is the
: adjsutment cleat is on the car that
: ride on the track. The car is
: controlled by the skipper. When
: beating the track is pulled to
: towards the center of the boat and
: when you fall off the car is allowed
: to slide to the leeward side acting
: like a barber hauler. When you head
: back up wind you pull the car back
: to it's original position and all is
: ready for the windward beat. The
: key point is the location of that
: strut but again it works off the
: idea that when in position the sheet
: goes through that point 11 x 11 from
: the mast even if the fairlead is
: located down inside the cockpit the
: sheet still passes through that
: point, or somewhere close to it.
: Hope that helps.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Dave or anyone else....I noticed in
: one of the photos of Dave's high
: school boats that a mounting block
: for the jib fairlead was placed on
: the brace that goes from the mast
: block to the cockpit side. I have
: an old fireball with the narrow jib
: that I'm redecking and plan on
: having a non-adjustable fairlead
: located in the same place. Since
: the jib is so narrow placement is
: rather critical - any
: recommendations are appreciated in
: terms of how far from the centerline
: to place fairlead mounting block
: along that brace.
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