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Posted by Steph
on 11/17/2006, 4:50 am, in reply to "Re: Old Mast section identification/Jib bar mountings"
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Dave Landsburg made a set of adjustable posts with a pair of small camera tri-pod's legs(3rd one is a test article). This will require monting your jib bar's cars on the front face of the jib bar, use shock cord to pull up while a cleated stay line corrects/adjusts the up.
I'll buzz Dave for a close up pic from his boat's(Touch of Grey) set-up.
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: Last year I aquired a '69 FRP #5455
: with some parts in a box and I've
: rigged it functionally. I'm having
: problems with mast tuning and
: discovered my spreaders are way too
: long and low and aren't
: adjustable... So I'm trying to get
: new spreaders (the Proctor
: thumbscrew type) and I don't know
: how to tell a Proctor C, E, &
: Cumulus section apart. My mast is
: gold coloured if that means anything
: and measures approx 1.75 in. just
: above the fitting track and tapers
: fairly fine near the top. I've
: tried to contact Seld�n and so has
: APS ltd. Haven't heard anything
: yet, and was wondering if people who
: actually sail Fireballs might have
: some tips
:
: Also interested in installing Jib
: bars. Currently I have a flat piece
: of metal that goes from one side
: deck to the other on which two pin
: type cars with fairleads are
: mounted. These give a good average
: angle on the clew but have no but I
: wanted the up/down fore/aft
: adjustment so I'm looking at jib
: bars. I'd like to know if I can get
: them here in the States? If not
: I'll fabricate some but I'd like to
: know some measurements for
: installing a surface to mount them
: on and also the mounting location
: for the bottom of the bar. I also
: need the bar length dimensions. We
: don't have any fully rigged
: Fireballs here in Portland to
: examine and this is my first Dinghy.
: I've seen the UKFA pictures and the
: pics in the Gallery on this page, I
: just need some dimensions for what
: I'm seeing.
:
: any information would be greatly
: appreciated. Hope to meet some of
: you at a Fireball event sometime
: soon.
: Thanks,
: Paithen
:
: To get an approximation on the mast
: section you have, go to the
: Protor/Selden web site and look at
: the comparison chart posted there
: which lists the different dimensions
: for the current spar sections
: available. Since your mast is a
: vintage spar, it won't match exactly
: anything in the list, but some of
: the classic sections ("D",
: "E") have been around for
: years.
: As for rigging ideas, check out the
: varous photos in the rigging section
: of the web page. Also, there are a
: number of good Fireballs up the
: coast from you in Victoria
: BC,(assuming you are in Portland
: Oregon) that are rigged to the
: current level of technology in the
: class.
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