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Orion, International Folkboat.

  • 15 Oct 2018 08:40
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    Anonymous wrote:

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/d26toyhhwao2wt5/
    Junk%20Orion%20-4.mp4?dl=0


    I’ve uploaded a short clip. Does this work?




    Works fine and looks good, Frederik! Tell us a few words about
    your self-steering, please.

    Arne


    Last modified: 15 Oct 2018 08:41 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
  • 14 Oct 2018 15:55
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    Reply # 6721615 on 6141347
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    https://www.dropbox.com/s/d26toyhhwao2wt5/Junk%20Orion%20-4.mp4?dl=0


    I’ve uploaded a short clip. Does this work?



    Last modified: 14 Oct 2018 16:02 | Anonymous member
  • 14 Oct 2018 15:06
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    Slowly but surely pictures are ticking in.

    Now I get to see the rig from the "outside" and I must admit that Orion is a looker.

    And she sails like a witch...

    The photos below are in 1-4 knots of wind. We're still doing 2 knots through the water. 

    Full sail (35sqm) up til 10-12 knots of wind. 

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    Last modified: 14 Oct 2018 18:08 | Anonymous member
  • 12 Sep 2018 15:11
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    I took the excess slack out of the batten parrels and the sail is now very close to the mast on the starboard tack. Furthermore I moved the sheet point on the pushpit 5 cm further to the centerline.  All in all, a big improvement. Hard to tell if one tack is better than the other. Another lesson learned...

    It's great fun to be able to fiddle with the rig. 

    Last modified: 14 Oct 2018 15:09 | Anonymous member
  • 02 Sep 2018 11:43
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    Jeps Arne. 

    Good advice on the batten parrels. They are (have become..) quite slack. I'll tighten them up first and see if that makes a difference. 

    The sail is seized taut along the battens now. So room for possible improvement there. 

    The sheet point is on the push pit. Offset ca. 12 cm to port. 

    Last modified: 02 Sep 2018 11:48 | Anonymous member
  • 02 Sep 2018 11:25
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    Sounds good, Frederik.

    There is one factor which affects the tacking symmetry a lot:
    The sheet-point's sideways offset. Apart from this, one must ensure that the batten parrels are not slack, as slack parrels make the sail appear to be sheeted more in on the mast-to-weather tack.

    Increasing the camber. 
    On my Ingeborg I also measured the initial camber/chord to 7%. Since I had tied the sail fairly taut along the battens, I decided to ease that tension with about 4cm. After that, the camber was found to be 8%, which was what I initially aimed for.

    I don't know how you have tied the sail to the battens, and I don't know what camber the Tuchwerkstatt cut the sail, but in case you have tied it taut along the battens, you may as well correct it and get a bit more drive. The price to pay is a bit more wrinkles along the battens.

    Arne
  • 02 Sep 2018 09:17
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    Just got back from a four day trip with Orion in the southern part of Denmark.

    Orion rolls happily along, doing 5-6 knots under 4 panels in 20 knot winds from astern still quite easy on the helm.

    Finally got to measure the camber in the sail. 37 cm camber with cord 462 cm. Battens 4 cm. Camber of 7% if my calculations are right. That is in the bottom 4 panels. Top three panels have camber 5-3-1%. Haven't measured this, but that seems about right judging by eye. Measurements taken in light wind. Maybe a bit more camber develops as the wind picks up. The designed sail aimed for 8 % camber...

    As I have written before, Orion sails very well and fast on all points. When tacking in light winds though, there is a definite difference between port and starboard. It seems that I can point approximately 5 to10 degrees higher on the port tack. 

    Last modified: 02 Sep 2018 09:26 | Anonymous member
  • 02 Aug 2018 16:34
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    IF Impressionism...

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    Last modified: 02 Aug 2018 16:34 | Anonymous member
  • 10 Jul 2018 04:46
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    Arne. 

    Yes. The helm balances nicely. More or less the same feel as with the bernuda rig. 

    As the wind picked up, she became a bit hard on the tiller. Dropped another panel, problem solved. 

    Very responsive 
  • 09 Jul 2018 22:06
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    Frederik,
    I bet you had a great time, just as we had in Ingeborg, yesterday, in the same wind, and also under only six panels. These boats are really powerful!

    It appears that you have got the helm balance right as well? 

    Arne
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