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  • 07 Feb 2015 11:03
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    Hi ash

    Forgive my poor sailing terminology what I meant to say is the boom is fixed to the mast much like a Bermudan using a rotating bracket and a boom vang is fitted to support the entire rig as I have no normal lazy jack rig

    I will get some pictures uploaded as soon as I can 

    Keith   
  • 05 Feb 2015 22:20
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    Keith Creed wrote:

     

    My wishbone boom will now be fixed to the mast and supported up by means of a bearing mounted aluminium tube creating a rotating triangulation at the mast 


    Hi Keith,

    Sounds as though you are getting on with construction at a good pace. I am not able to visualise quite what you mean in the above sentence. It would be helpful if you could spare a few minutes to post a few photos - open your Profile and follow instructions. 

    The outhall camber adjusters sound interesting enabling you to apply less camber in the higher panels, or in the light of sea trials, to test / tune for best pointing, power  and excessive fullness.

    Best wishes

    Ash
  • 03 Feb 2015 22:24
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    Hi guy's 

    So some major developments over the past few days. We either have a substantial leap forward or more likely a spectacular fail only time will tell but I feel compelled to share our thoughts and welcome feedback 

    My wishbone boom will now be fixed to the mast and supported up by means of a bearing mounted aluminium tube creating a rotating triangulation at the mast 

    The luff of the sail will be fixed to each batten and each batten will be tied by four ropes to the next batten up until finally tied off to the yard 

    The yard will be attached to the mast by means of the halyard as normal and the sheet will be attached to each batten as normal

    The leech of the sail will be fixed to the battens by a rope running through a pulley set right at the back joint of the batten and then forward into a cleat. This allows for infinite adjustment of the sail on every batten from full camber to fully straight which in turn allows an infinite adjustment to sail shape in any reef position 

    In welcome any and all comments or questions as my workings are entirely theoretical however I must say a huge thank you to those of you who have already contributed so much help on this journey 

    Keith 
  • 30 Jan 2015 00:38
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    Ok Good Luck Keith, keep us posted.

    Ash
  • 29 Jan 2015 23:57
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    And so the aluminium is on its way and tomorrow we make the first mainsail batten or boom if I'm being specific.we have modified paul's rig to firstly accommodate the substantially bigger structure and also we've built in a form of "outhaul" giving us the ability to adjust the shape of camber on every batten from straight to full camber in a matter of minutes while hauling the sails. As you can probably all tell, very excited about now. 

    I will let you know how the first batten build works outhe very soon.

    Keith  
  • 21 Jan 2015 20:09
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    OK guys

    Decision made paul's wishbone battens is my chosen rig and I'd like to thank Paul for all your help getting such a novice as me understand this assembly to the point where I'm happy to start production. Purely from an interest point of view, is anyone using the wishbone battens on a similar size schooner that could discuss practicalities of use.

    Keith 
  • 20 Jan 2015 13:51
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    That's the weekend before we head off to Gibraltar to do our day skipper practical.  What a lovely way to get in the mood. Consider us there.

    Keith 
  • 20 Jan 2015 09:16
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    Keith Creed

    As I've said before my biggest stumbling block is my lack of experience as I have never even seen a junk rig let alone sailed one, therefore I am really struggling to get to grips with the detail. 

    Keith 

    Hi Keith,

    April 25th Lymington, a gathering in Lymington for AGM, several boats, sailing on Sunday 26th, why not pop down and feast  your eyes?
  • 19 Jan 2015 21:44
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    Hi Keith. I know Glasson Dock from the land. It was my favourite Sunday trip out from Stockport where I used to live.

    Email on its way when I dig out some stuff from my files. Paul
  • 19 Jan 2015 20:24
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    Hi Paul 

    I have to confess I smiled at your guess at my location. I live in Manchester and the boat is moored at Glasson dock. Yes the sails are huge, but the boat weighs in at near 20 tonnes. My thinking is the batten widths shouldn't prove an issue as the main sail boom is above head height.

    As I've said before my biggest stumbling block is my lack of experience as I have never even seen a junk rig let alone sailed one, therefore I am really struggling to get to grips with the detail. Please forgive my cheek but is there anything you could email me that could possibly put some flesh on the bones.

    Keith 
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