Forum: SparTalk
05-06-2017, 05:33 PM
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03-12-2017, 06:56 AM
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03-11-2017, 01:08 PM
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Forum: SparTalk
02-06-2017, 05:40 AM
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The good news is that if you size sheets,...
The good news is that if you size sheets, halyards, and other running rigging by what's comfortable to hold, what's not too small to pull on comfortably, and you perforce select blocks to fit, it...
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Forum: SparTalk
02-04-2017, 04:40 AM
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Forum: SparTalk
02-02-2017, 08:12 AM
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First, I'm hoping you mean up and down play...
First, I'm hoping you mean up and down play possible.
Assuming that, many riggers cock the spreaders up a little such that the spreader bisects the angle of the stay. In that position, the...
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Forum: SparTalk
01-23-2017, 02:13 PM
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Life Caulk is lovely stuff, if you can keep it...
Life Caulk is lovely stuff, if you can keep it from getting all over, but it's not a bedding compound. Nor is any glue, like 5200. Get some Dolfinite or similar.
Assuming the cranse can fit back...
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Forum: SparTalk
12-12-2016, 03:19 PM
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Length of the boat, while not all together...
Length of the boat, while not all together irrelevant, is hardly the most important variable in deciding where or even if one might locate a forestaysail. "J", the distance from the bottom of the...
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Forum: SparTalk
12-12-2016, 06:51 AM
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Forum: SparTalk
12-02-2016, 04:35 AM
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Good to check. As an example of complexities,...
Good to check. As an example of complexities, many boats shift to becoming "cutters" with the addition of a staysail stay and find that the pull necessitates running backstays to counter the load. ...
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Forum: SparTalk
11-30-2016, 04:35 PM
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Not nearly enough information. When you chat...
Not nearly enough information. When you chat with a local sail maker or qualified rigger, he or she will be looking for detailed info on the existing sail plan, like all dimensions of mast height...
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Forum: SparTalk
11-01-2016, 01:28 PM
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That is a rather long bow sprit. Goblin (an...
That is a rather long bow sprit. Goblin (an Alden 43') had a stick that long but about 7' stuck through the cranse and out. The foremast was about 10' back from the bow so there was an acceptable...
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Forum: SparTalk
10-30-2016, 06:37 PM
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I see the problem but not sure you have the...
I see the problem but not sure you have the solution. Try furling the jib, dropping the main, and sailing on full foresail alone. You might or might not be able to tack in that configuration but you...
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Forum: SparTalk
10-28-2016, 06:50 PM
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Why do you want a forestaysail? Plenty of...
Why do you want a forestaysail? Plenty of wonderful small schooners, like the Malebar II, are quite happy with main, fore, and jib. So . . .
How big is your schooner and really, why mess?
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Forum: SparTalk
08-16-2016, 01:42 PM
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Forum: SparTalk
08-16-2016, 07:01 AM
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Forum: SparTalk
07-07-2016, 01:40 PM
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Of a group of us who rig and unrig our boats...
Of a group of us who rig and unrig our boats together, three have spartight. Generally if we remember to use Ivory Liquid to lube between the mast and the spartight and the spartight and the...
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Forum: SparTalk
07-04-2016, 05:21 AM
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Forum: SparTalk
06-24-2016, 04:53 AM
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Forum: SparTalk
06-09-2016, 06:29 PM
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More like a ring...
More like a ring hitch.
http://http://www.paracordguild.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/larks-head-knot-1.jpg
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Forum: SparTalk
06-08-2016, 04:56 PM
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Forum: SparTalk
05-08-2016, 07:12 PM
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I should have mentioned above that a verbal...
I should have mentioned above that a verbal description can be unintentionally misleading and my understanding could be well off. If you've any reason to doubt your judgement, get a properly trained...
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Forum: SparTalk
05-08-2016, 07:10 PM
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Not sure I have the correct picture from your...
Not sure I have the correct picture from your description but if the "twisted" chainplate is to one of the uppers and if the "twist" in the top of the mast has resulted in some glue line failure,...
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Forum: SparTalk
02-27-2016, 05:20 PM
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I took the turnbuckle out of the bobstay on two...
I took the turnbuckle out of the bobstay on two of my schooners when I happened to be replacing the stay anyway. I stove the sprits down a bit by hanging my 200#+ off the end and adding a bit more...
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Forum: SparTalk
02-24-2016, 01:45 PM
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