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Mast replacement

Posted By: Law Powell 6.9 #61 Denver
Date: 8/20/03 8:44p.m.

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In Response To: Discussion needed; Your view? Mast replacement/"Class Legal"? (Bob Pr. S2 6.7 #81, "The TARDIS", Topeka, KS)

I agree with the "alternate choice" but with exceptions: No tapered masts. Allow only assemblies/sections with which the Class is familiar. I.e., known weights with pre-established penalties. We don't have the resources to calculate a penalty at the skippers' meeting. No allowance for an overweight mast. Standing rigging is substantially the same. Encourage owners to choose a spar section that is appropriate for the boat, not undersized and subject to failure. This is to protect our boats' reputation. Keep in mind that a new high-tech set of sails would have more of an impact on race performance than a replacement mast, and we don't even have rules about that. I agree that our first priority is to get the boats together on the water, not make a lot of restrictive rules.

Messages In This Thread

Discussion needed; Your view? Mast replacement/"Class Legal"? -- Bob Pr. S2 6.7 #81, "The TARDIS", Topeka, KS -- 8/20/03 10:42a.m.

Re: Discussion needed; Your view? Mast replacement/"Class Legal"? -- Mike Ostbye 6.9 #63 Pursuit -- 8/20/03 3:40p.m.

Re: other views/mast replacement/"class legal" -- Bob Pr. S2 6.7 #81, "The TARDIS", Topeka, KS -- 8/20/03 6:18p.m.

 Mast replacement  -- Law Powell 6.9 #61 Denver -- 8/20/03 8:44p.m.

Re: Mast replacement -- Bob Pr. S2 6.7 #81, "The TARDIS", Topeka, KS -- 8/21/03 10:07a.m.

Tapered replacement mast -- Law Powell 6.9 #61 Denver -- 8/21/03 3:30p.m.

Re: Mast replacement -- Martin Radloff 6.9 # 93 -- 8/21/03 10:07p.m.

Replies to Martin Radloff & Kurt Schrantz -- Bob Pr. S2 6.7 #81, "The TARDIS", Topeka, KS -- 8/22/03 11:00a.m.

Slight correction & addendum -- Bob Pr. S2 6.7 #81, "The TARDIS", Topeka, KS -- 8/22/03 12:31p.m.

Re: Discussion needed; Your view? Mast replacement/"Class Legal"? -- John Pinney Dagnabit 6.7 Ky -- 8/20/03 9:06p.m.

Re: Discussion needed; Your view? Mast replacement/"Class Legal"? -- Kurt Schrantz, 6.7 #49 -- 8/22/03 6:37a.m.

Re: Discussion needed; Your view? Mast replacement/"Class Legal"? -- Mike Ostbye 6.9 #63 Pursuit -- 8/22/03 2:55p.m.

Re: Discussion needed; Your view? Mast replacement/"Class Legal"? -- Bob Pr. S2 6.7 #81, "The TARDIS", Topeka, KS -- 8/22/03 6:51p.m.

My Experience,Observations -- Mike Ostbye 6.9 #63 Pursuit -- 8/25/03 5:44a.m.

STAY TUNED -- more news shortly -- Bob Pr. S2 6.7 #81, "The TARDIS", Topeka, KS -- 8/25/03 5:44p.m.

 

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