IOMICA Forum

marktoone wrote: Perhaps I wont tell my wife how much i got

Never a good idea

Hi Mark, I see you've found Clapham's website :0) For all the trouble involved in melting/casting lead for the sake of £20 I found it was much easier to buy one...same went for the sails (I think) my first set were £35 from housemartin They got me on the water, got me winning which was perfect for...

Just a quick update In the end I went for BG sails, and I'm glad to say I'm not dissapointed athough, thanks to work at the London boatshow, I won't be able to sail them this Sunday :( So why BG? They are not the cheapest, but I feel they offer value for money, as the price you see is the price you ...

The geometry of the sail arm to the sheet is the important thing. So that when it's almost in line (or 10º off) with the sheet, it's full in. This is one of the great benefits of the sail arm system as I understand it. When it's fully sheeted in (say 10º from the centrline) it can be moved say 5º...

Hi Steven, The max angle I get is around 110º, but to be honest I set mine up so it goes from full in to full out so the angle wasn't a big issue for me. As long as there was enough movement in the arm to sheet tight in and ease right out so the sails are on the shrouds, I was happy to begin with, ...

Personally I didn't like the idea of siting mine in front of the fin, goes back to racing big boats and keeping the weight off the foredeck, whether this is right or worng I don't know, but it works for me. I have the Kbits CF arm on mine, and it sits just behind the fin (on the centreline) with the...

Thanx Andy, boat compliments are always accepted :) Boats are one thing, sails are another, I'm quite happy to pay for someone to do the things I can't I wanted to build my boat, I have no desire to make my sails :D Besides, I have a feeling I'd probably use most of the worlds resources of film, and...

I'm in the market for a new set of sails! Not by choice, by sailing in too strong wind strength with a full rig...It's my only rig, well was until I ordered an no.2 before lunch..So I had two choices, either sailed with it and take the risk. Or don't sail. I sailed :cool: Anyway, while I won the mor...

Hi Marko, Thanks for the advise about the bung...Luckily the only time my boat has seriously taken on water was when she pitchpolled, in strong winds with my stubby keel (we run low on water as well...I dunno no water, no measurer at least we still have boats :grin: ) anyway she stayed nose down til...

Hi Mark,

Thanks for that, only problem is that it's my photography that's stopping sorting my IOM out, as I never know where I'll be and when

Hi Lester,

Many thanks for your clarification. Just got to find the time now...Arggg

Just a few questions about having my IOM measured I don't have access to a float tank. So, as far as I can tell I think I'm within the 420mm draft, but if during measuring it's found to be say 1mm over, am I allowed time to file 1mm off the top of the fin so it reduces the draft? Or will this be at ...

Excellent work, you must be really proud of her (I would be) Great series of photos btw, I wish I'd documented mine as well, but I was just too impatient to get her on the water!!

Good luck on the water

G

Thanks for that I wasn't aware I was infringing the rules. That's the problem when you're new to something, little things can easily be over looked Just a quick question, what would be the best way to correct this? Could I: Move the mark down so it's still over 60mm and less than 100mm but within th...

IanHB wrote:I would accept a deck limit mark either directly behind your aluminium plate or beside your mast.

Many thanks for that, I wasn't too sure whether it would be "near" enough if I put the mark aft of the metal plate. But I'd hate for my Triple Crown to be illegal on a the placing of a 5mm dot

Now I have a date to work to (See triple crown thread in General IOM), I'm facing my measuring demons and have got to paint marks on my home made hull....the big question is where?...this thread was very helpful, but the pics are no longer embedded :( Does anyone have a link to the photos that were ...

Ray Flanigan wrote:
What winch are using by the way.

The hi tec digital sail arm 5745

Eeek, never really thought about traveling....I've still got to get her certified and make sure she's class legal....As far as I'm aware she's all legal and above board, and I have a plan to get her measured...so you never know ;) Where and when is it? and even though she's coated in GRP does she st...

Just thought I'd post an update. Although the club I race in isn't the most competitive, we usually have some really close racing. However last sunday when the windstrength was borderline for the no. 1 rig. My Triple Crown won, not just one race, or two, but every single race that day! :D Although t...

Our club isn't the most advanced....But it's a simple system and that's cheap and it works A cheapy tape deck (yep remember those) it's old and knackered with one speaker...on the tape is the starting sequence recorded over and over again onto a C30/C60/C90 cassette inbetween the sequences is a voic...

Thanx Lester, But I still don't know whether it will work! :wink: Initally I was thinking about using it on my 6M (still in build) as a way of sheeting out longer than a sail arm would allow, while still maintaining the positive points of a sail arm, speed and precision etc. The other variation woul...

Does the sheeting point on the sailarm have to be fixed in one position...or could it slide? :D "C.7.7 RUNNING RIGGING USE (a) The mainsail sheet and the headsail sheet may be worked by a sheet control line attached to the sheet control unit." I started of thinking about this as an aid to fine trimm...

Well I'm glad to see I'm not alone....I'm not really sure why I chose that way of sheeting in. I was wondering while I'm still new to it all, whether I should change to the traditional way (sheet in at the bottom) or continue the way I'm going...the only advantage I can see is when I borrow somone e...

Personally I've been more than happy with my Triple crown, but I'm still in my first season, so there may be better designs out there....but I found there is a lot on info available on the triple crown, there are plenty of people who have built them...and off the wind they are real rockets :D Check ...

For some unknown reason I seem to have bucked the trend in my local club, all of which use the thumb stick towards you (i.e. at the bottom of the transmitter) to sheet in. I, on the other hand use it the other way around with sheet-in at the top of the throttle...I think it must lead back to when I ...

My sails came from Housemartin (£34 at the time) I went for the cheap - economy option because it was my first build and didn't want to ruin a "good" set of sails while I learnt to sail from the shore. The sails have good shape to them, and for the racing we do at the club they are fine and well wo...

Forward of the mast is just as the plans for the Triple Crown plans show, 3 beams/liteply shapes to support the foredeck, jib tack and sheet positions. Aft of the mast is a bit of my own creation although I used the plans for the fin box, but all I did was follow the tips that you also get with the ...

My Triple Crown was planked with 1/8th (approx 3mm) Balsa, sanded then coated with 2 x layers of .9oz cloth and sanded back between layers...unfortunately due to a bit of over active sanding back, the glass gets a bit thin in places!! I've also noticed a puncture in the glass, so I'm going to coat t...

Here's a pic of the appendages and a dummy mast so you can see the angle of dangle: http://photos10.flickr.com/13422843_756b2bab38_o.jpg From the pic I've managed to measure the bulb cant as 2.7º and the rake of the mast at 2º, but don't take my word for it...measure it for yourself :D I also have...

Here are some more pix of the building process: http://www.flickr.com/photos/72572297@N00/sets/321928/show/ From the bow to the front of my mast (11mm OD I think) is 489mm The Jib tack point for my A rig is 185mm from the bow Both measurements are with out the bumper and I'll try to get some out of ...