[quote=George1067]Well now Rob,
were talking between races .. LOL you didn't ask that question and I said when sailing .. Like I said early diamond tension is very important get a loose gauge to measure tension .. I have tension setting for wind or you can find them on line .. I checked that link for beam .. Problem with F and inter there were allot of variations made from country to country great marketing from NACRA lol .. Were I sail we have 4 inters and 2 F every thing is the same ... The original inters had a shorter mast like 28 feet and then went to 31 ... There is a inter made out of Australia that was lighter as well .. I am all most positive all the boats in the US market are 8 "6 . Nacra Europe is no longer producing F 17 and I 20 any more but Nacra Australia is I am pretty sure .. They difference in the US between I and F from what I am told from Nacra is nothing I spoke to Eliot Paterson sail makers and they confirmed that .. Trust me if there was anything different about my boat the people I race against would find it lol .. Nacra was trying to make a Formula 17 class for other manufactures to race in but it never got off the ground, hence the F designation so was Hobie with Fx1 to bad that never developed .. The latest F 's have aluminum mast to keep cost down on the boats, with aluminium mast have a bigger class legal main sail.. From what I read in test, there is no difference between the two .. Don't brake carbon mast I hear really hard to find, people end up switching to aluminum from what I have read to replace it .. Its to bad that the boat didn't ketch on, I have had over 15 cats in my life and this is by far the most fun sailing boat I have had !!! Sorry to say class is dead in US that why I have to Portsmouth # race ..It is fun beating up on F18's and I 20's boat for boat ... Were do you sail out of Rob ??
I do really like that you did notice me messing with diamond tension ..No one else got that ... Including people I race against ...[/quote]
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