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| Q. | After a short break from racing dinghies (30 + years) I have recently returned to base, and things have changed! Is it still possible to buy those rather fine stainless steel wire jib hanks we used in the very early 70s? Many Thanks. John (14/01/2007 20:21:30) |
| A. | Hi John
Its not a product we can easily get hold of and i am not totall sure we still can. Most hanks are now produced in brass or plastic, we can easily supply these to you.
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| Q. | Question for the loft.i have an 18 yr old enterprise sail no 20254. i understand they are fitted with either a super spar or proctor D mast. how can i tell which mast i have as the mast on my boat has no makers name on it.look forward to hearing from you (22/10/2006 23:55:46) |
| A. | The easiest way is by the spreaders, if it has purple lugs it is a proctor D if it is pin with bolts its a SuperSpar
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| Q. | The foot of my Jib Vibrates alot on the deck . I have set the tack hight to 4.5"" . My sheeting angle is a the clew corner diceted into 45 degress . I think this could be the issue, your tunning guide has much steeper angle than this , but I would have though this would free the foot off more and it would vibrate more or is my asumption completly wronge (10/10/2006 13:36:43) |
| A. | Hi
By what you are saying it sounds as if you are pulling the sail to hard along the foot, i would try easing the foot tension on the sheet and lowering the cars to pull down the leach. Another reason could be that your sail is now tried and the foot a streched to much causing it to vibrate. To stop this cloth can be cut off this area or alternativly you may need to buy a newer sail.
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| Q. | Is there any variety in the cut of your kites for a FF? Im particularly impressed with the shape that you cut into the "No Bull" kite in Western Australia. If there is an identical shape available Id request a quote. Already requestred a quote through this site. (11/09/2006 06:39:48) |
| A. | Hi we have 3 different sizes of spinnaker, the large, medium and small. I Am not sure what type the No Bull spinnaker is. The most common is the large.
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| Q. | (1) how long sould I expect for a price to do repairs (2) how long sould I expect for them to be done (3) how long sould I expect for post to return sail. (07/09/2006 22:51:46) |
| A. | 1 The price can be quoted the day the sail is recieved.
2 If the sail needs a simple repair and depending on the time of year the repair can be completed within the week it arrives
3 We offer a 24hr a quaranteed delivery service
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| Q. | Question for the loft.
Where can I get some sail battens for the above? (28/08/2006 16:59:04) |
| A. | www.pinbax.com to place an internet order or phone 01604 592808 to place a phone order. you need an AQ10 for a top batten and two AQ5s for the standard leech battens
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| Q. | Question for the loft. I purchaced a new main,jib, and spinnaker in Oct.2005. The jib is to be thwart cleated, but I dont know where to place them. Could you please give me measurements? (02/07/2006 15:46:34) |
| A. | If you folllow this link it will take you to a downloadable tunning guide
www.pinbax.com/docs/Mirror%20Tuning%20Guide.pdf
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| Q. | Question for the loft.
I have received a racing genoa and in a separate post a luff wire for this sail. My old sail had a luff wire with two "Heavy duty hard eyes" (part number 62-4854). The luff wire I received from you has only one of those eyes and on the other end a swage eye (part number 62-4230).
My old sails were connected to the luff wire using a small piece of rope through the sails eye and the luff wire eye at both ends (tack and top). The hard eyes have convenient space and no sharp edges so connecting the sails to the wire is a non issue. However, how have you intended me to use the wire supplied?
Does the swage go in top?
This seems logical since the tack has a cleat that works only if the rope runs more or less smooth through the eye, hence the hard eye goes at the tack.
But then, how is the top connected to the halyard? The small eye is already filled with rope that connects the sails top to the swage.
Please advice...
Cheers,
Ton Jaspers (W10445)
(15/06/2006 21:39:27) |
| A. | The wire you have recieved is a standard stuff luff wire which has a swage eye on one end. This is placed so that it can be easily passed though the luff of the sail making removing easy. Two hard eyes are very difficult to pass through the luff. I would use a small lope of rope that is attached through the shackle holding the luff wire. Set so that there is plenty of movement at the tack for adjustment with the cleat.
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| Q. | How much outhaul should i have on when going upwind in wavy conditions? (17/05/2006 11:01:36) |
| A. | Different conditions require different outhaul tension. Wavy conditions require more power to keep the boat moving, so the outhaul should be loosened to create a fuller sail.
In light and medium wind conditions it pays to let an inch to inch and a half of outhaul off to help the top of the leach hook slightly and open up the foot of the mainsail.
As the wind builds and you become more overpowered it pays to tighten the outhaul, this flattens the sail.
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