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| Congratulations to Dianne with their win in the Elite Keel Regatta.
Here is Steve's Top Ten List that he has submitted for publication. ELITE KEEL STORY-A LIST OF TEN THINGS THAT HELPED DIANNE 1) The crew: Jarian Westfall, Laurel Schmidt, Mike Pastrone, Jeff Fellicetti 2) Will Paxton wasn't there. 3) This crew can change head sails, the hanked kind, in less then 2.3 minutes. 4) Wilie E Coyote didn't race Sunday. 5) Sun was shining. 6) It was my birthday weekend. 7. El Raton wasn't there. 8. We went left when we could. 9. The wind was blowing. 10. This crew has 59 combined years sailing with me. |
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| Author: Brendan Busch Subject: Loads Info: (11080 views) Posted: Friday 3-26-04 11:58:16 AM |
(cont): Here's what I use on Attack from Mars:
jib halyards: 5/16" vectran spin halyard: 5/16" spectra main halyard: 1/4" vectran (yes, this seems to work fine) jib sheets: 3/8" vectran main sheet: 5/16" tapered down to 1/4" for the tail.
I use normal size harken cleats for most purposes, spinlock line clutches for the halyards. Use aluminum cams for any cleats that get high loads or lots of use (mainsheet, spin halyard).
The back and fore-stay fittings should be more carefully calculated. Start with the breaking strength of the cable itself, and do all your computations based on that (ie, use fittings with higher breaking strength than the cable).
I'd be happy to answer any questions--I rerigged everything (standing and running) on Attack from Mars and have been very happy with everything.
--Brendan BuschAttack from Mars
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