S2 6.7 Junk Rig Conversion

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  • 08 Sep 2023 19:56
    Reply # 13251966 on 6872873

    I was able in move the double block for the sheet back about 4 or 5 inches. The alignment of the sheetlets seems better, but I am still not sure it is correct. I measured the lengths using the valves from PJR. I double checked everything and I think I followed the recommendations correctly. However, the sheetlet attached to the book seems to be pulling up and and back. I expect it should pull down and back. Any thoughts from those with more experience?



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  • 31 Aug 2023 14:34
    Reply # 13248327 on 11134770
    David wrote:

    [...] it seemed to me that the middle of those upper 3 sheeted battens was being pulled more than the battens above and below, which would suggest that the sheetlets are incorrectly set up, and to me, too short. [...]

    After trying to convince myself otherwise for a few years now, I finally understand that my upper sheet spans are not long enough. I recently reworked the sheets to use Pilmer style sheeting. With this setup I can now clearly see the thimble on the upper-most sheet span getting jammed into the thimble on the next lowest sheet span.

    Unfortunately I cannot make the top span longer. There is not enough boat to mount a block farther back.

    So it looks like building a bumkin or an arch or something will be top of the list for the upcoming off-season work.

    Right now I think a bumkin is the way for me to go. I am wondering if anyone can suggest an appropriate size, for strength. I do not see any specifics in PJR.

    I am thinking about using 2x4 dimensional lumber (Pine / Spruce / Fir) tapered to be about 1" x 1" at the far aft end of the bumkin, and 10% of the bumkin buried into the transom of the boat. Held in place with epoxy and glass, I think this should be strong enough. 

    Would anyone like to share their opinion about my plan? It is too big, to small?

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  • 03 Mar 2023 04:49
    Reply # 13117697 on 13115362
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    Scott wrote:

    I would like to learn to vacuum bag and use release fabric (peel ply?) for a better finish, but there is only so much time in the day. I would also like to repaint the whole deck after seeing how much better it looks with a new finish.

    Vacuum bagging is really for laminating up fiberglass components and not really applicable for the repairs you are talking about. Peel Ply is very easy to use and suitable for a good finish on any fiberglass work. When you have applied your last layer of fiberglass you then put the layer of peel ply over the top and work it into the resin using the brush you have been using, or best a roller. When constructing fiberglass components I use a proper serrated laminating roller. When the resin cures gently pull off the peel ply and you end up with a nice smooth almost paint ready finish. The surface will just need a light sand before painting. 
  • 01 Mar 2023 18:05
    Reply # 13115362 on 12826902
    Scott wrote:

    The small cracks in the plywood of the mast partners do not look so small anymore. I am trying to decide if this needs to be fixed right now before I use the rig or if this can wait until next winter for a repair.

    I plan to sand, or grind or plane down the wood to remove the paint and then add 6 oz glass cloth and epoxy. Right now it it is plywood, un-thickened epoxy and paint. It seems like that is not good enough.


    The small cracks didn't seem to be any sort of a structural issue this past sailing season. But I am sure it is best to prevent water from coming into contact with wood.

    I got item number 1 of about 20 checked off my list for the winter. I am confident that sanding the partners back down until I could see my original construction marks, glassing, cleaning the blush, sanding, applying thickened epoxy to some areas that looked like they might be exposed wood, more sanding, a tack rag, a light wipe with acetone and then 4 coats of paint is a solid repair.

    I would like to learn to vacuum bag and use release fabric (peel ply?) for a better finish, but there is only so much time in the day. I would also like to repaint the whole deck after seeing how much better it looks with a new finish.

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  • 12 Oct 2022 18:43
    Reply # 12951800 on 6872873

    The sailing season is over for me. I hauled the boat this past Sunday and I wrote out a page-long TODO list for the fall and winter.

    The week before, on October 1st, I clamped my camera on to a dock. I then attempted to sail up and into a video. I should have pointed the camera in a different direction. The wind is light and constantly shifting direction in by the mooring.

    https://youtu.be/iyq3SjjkoXY

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  • 26 Sep 2022 23:17
    Reply # 12933025 on 6872873
    Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Good videos Scott. The sail looks good too. I hope soon you will find someone to accompany you in another boat and get some good shots of your boat sailing, from an external viewpoint. You deserve it, for what you have achieved.

    Last modified: 27 Sep 2022 22:45 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
  • 26 Sep 2022 22:21
    Reply # 12932999 on 10932542
    Eric wrote:Bonjour

    It is the TPS ! The link was a video showing Escoffier jumping in the sea in the deep south in a TPS to be transfered to a navy ship. Temperature should be around 0°C !! Escoffier spent a night in a life raft before being recovered by an other Vendée Globe competitor. He didn't suffer hypothermie.

    The TPS is mandatory for the Mini Transat. Not many offshore boats are unsinkable. To wear a TPS in a life raft would make it much more confortable : it keeps dry and warm : luccury in such environnement. I would have one per crew offshore. (I have mine and an other ar home).

    I didn't had to use it formally. I was so tired that I had an hallucination and decided that my keel was moving, in the middle of no-where. So I went for a survival exercise and wore the TPS all night, just in case. At day light I went for a swim in my TPS to check my keel. It was of course sound !
    Eric


    Bonjour Eric,

    Is there anywhere that I can actually buy the TPS right now? It is cold here now and the marine forecast used the word 'gale' for this week. I am starting to wonder if my wetsuit is really any good if I don't wear it all the time.

    This was the only thing I can find about the TPS:



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  • 26 Sep 2022 17:58
    Reply # 12932709 on 6872873

    I swear I cleaned the entire deck and cockpit just a few days before these videos. I can't keep up with the birds, bugs and spiders.

    I added telltales on my sail.

    First I tried them out on Lake Macatawa:
    https://youtu.be/TXSvEXCGYQk

    Then I motored out the channel:
    https://youtu.be/oDDfe48g7zs

    And sailed on Lake Michigan:
    https://youtu.be/uxiNqkKlO8I


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  • 02 Sep 2022 14:26
    Reply # 12904528 on 12903522
    Len wrote:Sometimes the experience is worth more than the picture. Or to put it another way, the picture depends on the viewer having had the experience to make it really come alive. After that, the picture quality is less important.

    Hi Len, thank you for the response.

    I make these videos and photos for myself more than anyone. At the time they never seem to capture how it feels to be sailing. But, when I look at them again in January, somehow they bring back all the joy of sailing.

    I would still like one clear image of my sail filled with wind for the 'boat photo' part of my profile. I might try to rig something with a selfie stick lashed on to an oar for extra length.

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  • 01 Sep 2022 15:15
    Reply # 12903522 on 12899919
    Anonymous wrote:

    I sail almost exclusively single handed. The junk rig makes this a lot more fun. But being out alone makes it difficult to get a good photo of the boat making way under sail.

    Sometimes the experience is worth more than the picture. Or to put it another way, the picture depends on the viewer having had the experience to make it really come alive. After that, the picture quality is less important.

    I took a video with my new (cheap) camera. It doesn't show anything new. I am sailing, the sheets are not quite right, and I need to clean the boat.

    https://youtu.be/oFahxiAaqWI

    Didn't notice the cleaning part but it did bring back the last sail I was on. Thank you for posting.
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