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Mystere 6.0XL & Custom Tilt Trailer

Date: 11/10/2013
Owner: Edchris177
Size: 22 items
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IMG_1647

Custom built tilt trailer. Note the guards over the tail light that serve as steps.

Date: 11/10/2013
Views: 1541
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IMG_1648

Near corner shows telescoping pole & electric winch for raising mast solo.Large fibreglass sail box on garage floor has not been mounted yet.

Date: 11/10/2013
Views: 1248
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All aluminum welded construction. Tongue jacks at corners are to stabilize when Cat is lowered.How can you tell an electrical engineer had a big hand in the design?

Date: 11/10/2013
Views: 1396
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Tack end of spin pole

Date: 06/16/2014
Views: 1062
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Beam end of spin pole

Date: 06/16/2014
Views: 1134
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spin pole attachment on front beam

Date: 06/16/2014
Views: 1151
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Ratchet block on rear beam for sheeting large spinnaker

Date: 06/16/2014
Views: 1108
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Exit blocks on mast

Date: 06/16/2014
Views: 1158
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Spin sheet

Date: 06/16/2014
Views: 1146
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Spin setup using a single line as halyard & tsck line. These lines are now inside the spin pole

Date: 06/16/2014
Views: 1182
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Mast hound

Date: 07/14/2014
Views: 1209
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Preventers on diamond wires & shrouds to prevent spin & traop lines from fouling.

Date: 07/15/2014
Views: 1215
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spin 1

Flying spin in light wind

Date: 08/06/2014
Views: 1055
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spin 2

spin in light wind showing sheeting angles

Date: 08/06/2014
Views: 1136
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How to attach halyard so it is easy to engage mast hook, & more importantly disengage.

Date: 08/20/2014
Views: 909
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Soft shackle to connect to jib blocks.It's not a great photo, but the bottom line that goes to the clew is actually a loop, the other line ends in a monkey fist. You put the end of the loop through the clew, then put the monkey fist into the loop, presto,

Date: 08/29/2014
Views: 1023
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Aluminum Mast ball, riveted on older Mystere 5.5. I believe it is a '95.
Similar to older Tornado setup

Date: 11/04/2014
Views: 1031
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Mast ball on the newer model, Delrin, just screws to DS Rod. Yes, those are two cans of Grolsch…prevention of dehydration is important.

Date: 11/04/2014
Views: 1045
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Downhaul led to exit blocks on each side of mast.

Date: 11/24/2014
Views: 1014
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DSC02916

When you are solo, & only weigh 175, trapping from wings keeps the hull down. This is only about 7mph wind.

Date: 11/30/2014
Views: 999
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DSC02918

Hull just skimming in 7mph breeze

Date: 11/30/2014
Views: 961
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Soft shackle for jib

Date: 07/20/2020
Views: 476
   
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