Search found 21 matches
- Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:12 am
- Forum: Racing Tools and Techniques
- Topic: 155 % vs a 145 % Genoa
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10364
David, The answer is it depends...on several issues. First how much of your racing is PHRF vs. IRC? Next, what is the average/normal wind speeds/sea states in the area you race? IRC generally penalizes overlap, so you would want the smallest genoa/jib that still provides power in your average wind c...
- Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:08 pm
- Forum: Maintenance Topics
- Topic: Forward junction box .....
- Replies: 8
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- Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:13 am
- Forum: Maintenance Topics
- Topic: Forward junction box .....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 16312
Good chance it is water running down along the wires/cables and into the junction box. With the typical amount of mast rake on a J-109, there is plenty of opportunity for water to come in the Jib and Spin halyard sheeves, and then run down the inside of the mast/along the cables/conduits, and thence...
- Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:05 am
- Forum: Maintenance Topics
- Topic: Water under cabin soles
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19254
Barry, Sounds like you need someone to crawl around the engine (very carefully on a calm, smooth day) while running the boat in gear at higher rpm and see if he can find where the water is coming from. I would guess its a hose or maybe even the waterpump housing...as you should get more pressure as ...
- Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:35 pm
- Forum: Maintenance Topics
- Topic: Water under cabin soles
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19254
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:33 pm
- Forum: Maintenance Topics
- Topic: Water under Nav Seat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7850
Terry, Back when she was Liberty, she would leak from the lower rudder bearing, its adjustable with a allen wrench. If its too loose, you will get water in around the rudder bearing, and that runs down and collects in the floor pan aft of the bilge. When the boat heeled, it would show up under the N...
- Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:00 pm
- Forum: Racing Tools and Techniques
- Topic: 150 Genoa
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13615
I raced for 4 years with a 150 in PHRF. I was going to switch to the class sails like Steve did when we decided we need to sell the boat. If you look at the VPP diagrams, there isn't enough of a boat speed difference between the 150 (or 155 PHRF Max) and the class jib to make up for the rating diffe...
- Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:54 pm
- Forum: Maintenance Topics
- Topic: Steering issues .....
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6706
Craig, I found (while I still had Liberty) that as little as an 1/8 or even a 1/16 of a turn on the set screws in the top plate of the lower bearing could significantly affect how stiff the steering was. Try slightly loosening the screws. Might make a world of difference. Too loose and you''ll get w...
- Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:02 pm
- Forum: Sails & Tuning
- Topic: Sail inventory for PHRF racing - what to use?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8341
Gerry, It depends to some degree on where you will be racing and what the both the average wind speed is, as well as what the range of wind speed is. Also how many folks you plan to race with. If where you race has good wind, you might consider taking the One Design Rating (105% jib, 108 sqmtr spin)...
- Tue May 30, 2006 10:14 am
- Forum: Maintenance Topics
- Topic: Bow Sprit Fitting .....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6693
- Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:13 pm
- Forum: Sails & Tuning
- Topic: Spin sheets .....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 16447
Can't say we've done a gybe set yet, but not sure why two knots any worse then one. Roller furling may be boring...but I think the ability to re-deploy the jib/genny in the event of a screw up outweighs the weight savings benefit of not having it. Also is a OD requirement, so why bother with the has...
- Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:47 am
- Forum: Sails & Tuning
- Topic: Spin sheets .....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 16447
We use 2 separate lines. We roll the jib/genny, so have had no issue with the spin clew getting hung up. We douse into the foredeck hatch, and then just run the tapes, and set the head, tack and clew over the hatch edge and close the hatch till the next set. If everything works well, we can leave th...
- Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:02 pm
- Forum: Maintenance Topics
- Topic: Shift/Tranmission Issues
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7404
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:54 pm
- Forum: Sails & Tuning
- Topic: "Jumbo" chutes ......
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17963
Craig, We race PHRF on the Chesapeake. 120 Chute, 155 genny and a PHRF rating of 69. Buying the smaller (108) class chute this year. Based on our racing, I would hazard to guess that a 132 chute would only pay off in very light air. 120 chute works for 5-20kt TWS range, but as wind gets near 20, its...
- Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:01 pm
- Forum: Maintenance Topics
- Topic: Shift/Tranmission Issues
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7404