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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 15-12-2016, 05:10
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

Delancey,

It's starting to feel like you're just trying to pick on me or my boat at this point. What's up with this?

To suggest that there's a problem with the design or the boat itself...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 15-12-2016, 04:46
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

Oh, I see. The boom's already carbon anyway. I did mis-read the post. Really, all I was trying to determine was whether or not the square top mains require substantially more sheet tension that what...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 15-12-2016, 02:42
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

Hi Delancey,

Attached is a picture of our football bat. That's a phrase I haven't heard before, and will try to find ways to include it in conversation when I can. I like it.

As you can...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 15-12-2016, 02:34
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

Hello, Thunderbird, here's a rig plan.

We use Quantum Fusion working sails. IIRC, we're 60% carbon, 40% Technora. We've got about 14000 miles on the sails, and except for some chafe in the...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 15-12-2016, 02:30
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

Mr. Slater, I was scrolling around, and saw some responses here.

We'll definitely get a carbon sail. We're using carbon/technora laminates now, and they are really the way to go, once you get...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 03-12-2016, 08:41
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

Thanks.

Harken's well represented in England, so I can just go down to the local rigging shop and get everything coming. Plus, with the Brexit, things tend to actually be a little cheaper over...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 29-11-2016, 20:26
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

Hi Uncivilized,

We have an inch and a half track. The car's about 10" wide, If I remember right, there are about 80 torlon balls in there. I also don't really think that the failure of the...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 29-11-2016, 19:36
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

Thanks, Mai. I think that the 2 car idea is a very good one. I'll probably implement this on the current main. It can only do good, particularly with our mid-boom sheeting. The loads are certainly...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-11-2016, 14:47
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

Yes, only the car.

Specifically, just the balls in the car. This car was installed in '07, and the boat has sailed a whole lot of miles since then, so I'm not really sure if there was really an...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-11-2016, 14:20
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

Yes, our single car is about 10" long. But, a second car is an intriguing idea. Certainly, there's no harm that can come from distributing the load across more of the traveler and more torlon balls...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-11-2016, 13:32
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

And yes, you're right. shopping for new sails is a favorite pastime for this sailing geek too.

We just had a new furling code zero built over here in England. The Brexit has some real...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-11-2016, 13:26
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

A second car? Well, maybe. I'll give that some thought. Our traveler's about 10-11 feet long, so there's room.

The fact that we managed to destroy some (old, so it may not really indicate...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-11-2016, 13:10
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

I wonder if I'm missing something here.

I have to go to the headboard to disconnect the halyard anyway, so it's really not a problem to disconnect the headboard from the slider (we have an Antal...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-11-2016, 10:13
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

Well, the boat was designed by Paul Bieker, the rig was designed and produced by Hall Spars.

But, neither of these people will have mainsheet loading at their fingertips. And, Paul's a busy man...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 24-11-2016, 22:53
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

But, back to the original question-

If these sails require significantly more mainsheet tension, that would probably be the only deal breaker for me.

Anybody know?

Thanks, TJ
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 24-11-2016, 22:36
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

Well, disconnecting the headboard slider's not that big of a deal, we can get at it pretty easily.
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Like I said, it's mostly about batten loading. I think we'll gain a bit of power too.

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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 24-11-2016, 21:56
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Re: Square top main sheet loads

The load cell is not a bad idea. But, I'm pretty sure that I'm as high as I really want to go on loading now.

We had a chap on board who I allowed to sail the boat very aggressively on our...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 24-11-2016, 21:34
Replies: 46
Views: 6,868
Posted By TJ D
Square top main sheet loads

Hi forum,

To you performance guys out there-

Rocket Science is coming due for a mainsail replacement, and I'm really thinking about going to a square-top sail.

The boat has no fixed...
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