[quote=erice]golfdad, my jib wires are on the tramp and covered in bits of blue hose. normal tacking without the jib is easy in light and medium winds but difficult in stronger winds. get some practise at backing the boat out of irons and be ready to blow the traveller in tacks as well as the main
mummp, you're probably right on backwinding the main slowing the boat, but pinching is KING on our short courses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNAsxV1ltMU
i would have put the jib wires under the tramp now but i'm still trying to work out EXACTLY where i want the cuts. i'm already forward and outboard of everyone else it seems but still they seem to want to a bit further forward and outboard
no big rush for tiny performance gains yet as the hobie guys haven't mastered soloing with trap yet
ps on the jib blocks cam angle is everything for easy release. for solo use i have them set so i can easily cleat and uncleat from the back of the boat, when i have crew, as they are further forward, they have to reach right back into my lap to uncleat. so it looks like i need to have different crewed and solo cleat angles
as stated the adjust-ability is only about 45 degrees of movement, if you are outside that you generally need to take the cleat arms off and flip them over so the cleat releases in the opposite position. sometimes VERY hard to beat 25 years of corrosion on the threads though... <!-- editby --><em>edited by: erice, Jun 18, 2010 - 07:54 AM</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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