johno Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 appoligies from wangi saling club we had the multi hull nationals and we were kind of tied up with organising it.. but maybe next time i really enjoyed last years regatta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAX Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 look forward to see you there next year and also at the Koonawarra 14 regatta as it should be a good one. Is there any post of results etc. from the Wangi regatta? Would be interested in that. cheers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shy thunder Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 john, How is your new Adam's mainsail performing? Are you happy with it? I have some issues with mine which will have to be sorted.... call me on 0414 44 5157 when you are back.. thanks dave skye 3537 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAX Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 Dave, I have been happy with both the standard Adams sail and the Adams Square Top. I was also happy with the Flower Main although it was a bit too flat for a 90kg+ skipper. What I did find with the Adams main was that the drive seemed to be a bit far forward. I was able to correct this by changing the top 4 battens with significantly stiffer ones. This was done on advice by Ian Marcovitch. Geoff Adams suggested that I could also just exchange the top battens for blanks. The sail was still performing well without the change to battens, I just did not like the look of it. I feel happier with it now. Will call you as soon as I get back. cheers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shy thunder Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 JOHN, THANKS FOR THE BATTEN ADVICE, JEFF ADAMS WAS OF THE SAME OPINION THAT i MAY BE HOOKING SAIL DUE TO MY WEIGHT AND POWER ON MAINSHEET CAUSING SAIL TO DROP OF POINT AND LOOSE POWER... MY MIDDLE LEACH TELLTAILS IS NOT FLOWING NOW, SO THIS MAY BE THE PROBLEM TOO.. WILL SEEK INFO FROM YOU AS TO WHAT LEVEL OF STIFFNES REQUIRED FOR US HEAVIES...WAYNE WAS WAY AHEAD OF ME AT KEMBLA SO WAS JEFF REID /HAVOC BUT I MANAGED TO KEEP INFRONT OF LACHLAN IN THE 2ND RACE THOUGH HE WAS POINTING A LOT HIGHER THAN ME.... NEED TO STIFFEN MY DOLPHIN WIRE TOO AS I HAVE NOTICED IT STRETCHING ALLOWING THE BOWS TO ALSO SPREAD UNDER MAIN TENSION.... HAVE ALSO ADJUSTED STEP BLOCK TO ALLOW ANOTHER 7.23mm of ROTATION USING ALUMINOX PUTTY TO FILL THE HOLLOWS? HOPE IT IS NOT TOO OLD AND GOES OFF.... GOTTA GET THE OLD GAL GOING FOR THE NATS AT PORT.... CHEERS DAVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAX Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 I have also had to increase rotation about 10mm due mostly to the increased fullness of the sail. I had the hollows under the step filled by an aluminimum welder before cutting back the stops. Also took a bit off the front on the stops of the mast base to even out the contact between the stops.. basically just rounded the front off. I am not having a problem with the sail hooking now. Good to hear that Geoff is still going fast, should be an interesting Nationals Well, since it looks like we will be sailing in the river at Port Maquarie, boatspeed will not be such a critical factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat scratch fever Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 RETRO COLOURS Saw the discussion regards using the 'old' sails with colour in them. Why did they stop making the sails with colours in ?, or moreover why aren't they popular (as i guess you can still get coloured sails still) Last time sailing i noticed all the cat sails were white - BORING !! - have colour in your life - ITS FUN !! Laters Cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 G'day all, The flyer for the Koonawarra Bay 14ft Cat Regatta has now been published on the club's web site at www.koonawarrabaysc.org.au This contains probably all the information you need, but if people have any questions, please post them here or contact me on the numbers listed on the flyer. Regards, Dave Stumbles Regatta Coordinator Koonawarra Bay SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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