Re: Design 549, OSTAR racer isometric
No, it used separate halyards for each sail. He reported it was
fairly fast tacking, I expect because of the relatively small size of
the sails.
Gary
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "graeme19121984" <graeme19121984@...>
wrote:
fairly fast tacking, I expect because of the relatively small size of
the sails.
Gary
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "graeme19121984" <graeme19121984@...>
wrote:
>sail
> Did PCB actually use this single halyard rig on his earlier
> experimental dual dipping lug rigged June Bug?
>
> Graeme
>
> --- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "gbship" <gbship@> wrote:
> >
> > > In any case it made me think about the workability of the dual
> yard
> > > dipping lug rig with shared halyards. I couldn't figure out an
> easy
> > > way to sail with the sail reefed, that is unless the reefed
> islow,
> > > flown high up the mast. If you wanted the reefed sail down
> youto
> > > would need to lengthen the halyards, and I couldn't figure how
> getwriting
> > > the knot through the masthead pulley. Though now as I am
> thissail,
> > > it occurs that you could leave a length of the halyard long, and
> > > bundle and lash it up against the top yard when flying full
> andseparate
> > > then only untie and retie it when you wanted to reef with the
> yards
> > > hanging lower.
> > >
> > I always used separate halyards for each sail, couldn't see a way
> to
> > make a shared halyard work. Reefing wasn't easy even with
> > halyards because you had to go forward or hang out of the forwarda
> hatch
> > to tie the tack off. That was another reason for going to the
> balanced
> > lug, I can reef from the cockpit how. If I were going to go with
> > dipping lug again, I'd limit the sail to aroung 200 square feet.
> >
> > Gary
> >
>
Did PCB actually use this single halyard rig on his earlier
experimental dual dipping lug rigged June Bug?
Graeme
experimental dual dipping lug rigged June Bug?
Graeme
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "gbship" <gbship@...> wrote:
>
> > In any case it made me think about the workability of the dual
yard
> > dipping lug rig with shared halyards. I couldn't figure out an
easy
> > way to sail with the sail reefed, that is unless the reefed sail
is
> > flown high up the mast. If you wanted the reefed sail down low,
you
> > would need to lengthen the halyards, and I couldn't figure how to
get
> > the knot through the masthead pulley. Though now as I am writing
this
> > it occurs that you could leave a length of the halyard long, and
> > bundle and lash it up against the top yard when flying full sail,
and
> > then only untie and retie it when you wanted to reef with the
yards
> > hanging lower.
> >
> I always used separate halyards for each sail, couldn't see a way
to
> make a shared halyard work. Reefing wasn't easy even with separate
> halyards because you had to go forward or hang out of the forward
hatch
> to tie the tack off. That was another reason for going to the
balanced
> lug, I can reef from the cockpit how. If I were going to go with a
> dipping lug again, I'd limit the sail to aroung 200 square feet.
>
> Gary
>
> In any case it made me think about the workability of the dual yardI always used separate halyards for each sail, couldn't see a way to
> dipping lug rig with shared halyards. I couldn't figure out an easy
> way to sail with the sail reefed, that is unless the reefed sail is
> flown high up the mast. If you wanted the reefed sail down low, you
> would need to lengthen the halyards, and I couldn't figure how to get
> the knot through the masthead pulley. Though now as I am writing this
> it occurs that you could leave a length of the halyard long, and
> bundle and lash it up against the top yard when flying full sail, and
> then only untie and retie it when you wanted to reef with the yards
> hanging lower.
>
make a shared halyard work. Reefing wasn't easy even with separate
halyards because you had to go forward or hang out of the forward hatch
to tie the tack off. That was another reason for going to the balanced
lug, I can reef from the cockpit how. If I were going to go with a
dipping lug again, I'd limit the sail to aroung 200 square feet.
Gary
459 not 549, dyslexia I guess
I was working from the old MAIB article on the design, I forget which
V10No1 or was it V12No24?
In any case it made me think about the workability of the dual yard
dipping lug rig with shared halyards. I couldn't figure out an easy
way to sail with the sail reefed, that is unless the reefed sail is
flown high up the mast. If you wanted the reefed sail down low, you
would need to lengthen the halyards, and I couldn't figure how to get
the knot through the masthead pulley. Though now as I am writing this
it occurs that you could leave a length of the halyard long, and
bundle and lash it up against the top yard when flying full sail, and
then only untie and retie it when you wanted to reef with the yards
hanging lower.
I was working from the old MAIB article on the design, I forget which
V10No1 or was it V12No24?
In any case it made me think about the workability of the dual yard
dipping lug rig with shared halyards. I couldn't figure out an easy
way to sail with the sail reefed, that is unless the reefed sail is
flown high up the mast. If you wanted the reefed sail down low, you
would need to lengthen the halyards, and I couldn't figure how to get
the knot through the masthead pulley. Though now as I am writing this
it occurs that you could leave a length of the halyard long, and
bundle and lash it up against the top yard when flying full sail, and
then only untie and retie it when you wanted to reef with the yards
hanging lower.
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 7:09 PM, gbship <gbship@...> wrote:
> Something finally clicked. Went back & looked at the plans -- it's
> actually Design #459. Don't feel bad, for years I kept referring to it
> as #457 . . .
>
> gary
Something finally clicked. Went back & looked at the plans -- it's
actually Design #459. Don't feel bad, for years I kept referring to it
as #457 . . .
gary
actually Design #459. Don't feel bad, for years I kept referring to it
as #457 . . .
gary
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Hallman <bruce@...> wrote:
>
>http://flickr.com/photos/hallman/3272257317/
>
> shows isometrics of the OSTAR racer Class4, design 549 (built by Gary
> Blankenship) with the original dual yard dipping lug rig,
>
Bruce:
Where did you get the lines for your excellent isometrics? You did a
great job, especially capturing that too seductive curve in the dipping
lugsail.
Alas she has a higher and longer (and homelier) cabin now, as well as a
wing keel (the prototype for the I-60) and is a balanced lug for easier
handling . . .
She's also semi-seriously for sale (my wife is more serious about than
I am and around my house, I'm the captain . . . and she's the admiral!)
if anyone's interested. don't use her as much as I should because we're
more pre-occupied with our smaller boats.
Gary
Where did you get the lines for your excellent isometrics? You did a
great job, especially capturing that too seductive curve in the dipping
lugsail.
Alas she has a higher and longer (and homelier) cabin now, as well as a
wing keel (the prototype for the I-60) and is a balanced lug for easier
handling . . .
She's also semi-seriously for sale (my wife is more serious about than
I am and around my house, I'm the captain . . . and she's the admiral!)
if anyone's interested. don't use her as much as I should because we're
more pre-occupied with our smaller boats.
Gary
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Hallman <bruce@...> wrote:
>
>http://flickr.com/photos/hallman/3272257317/
>
> shows isometrics of the OSTAR racer Class4, design 549 (built by Gary
> Blankenship) with the original dual yard dipping lug rig,
>
http://flickr.com/photos/hallman/3272257317/
shows isometrics of the OSTAR racer Class4, design 549 (built by Gary
Blankenship) with the original dual yard dipping lug rig,
shows isometrics of the OSTAR racer Class4, design 549 (built by Gary
Blankenship) with the original dual yard dipping lug rig,