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I have temporally moved the Headsail No1 rig sheeting position 20mm forward. The point being 230mm aft of the attachment point and the jib sheeting sheet point also to 230mm from the swivel position. It made a tremendous difference in the blustery conditions that prevail today. Now the jig seems to ...

I will confess to being more than a little disappointed in the responses thus far . I did have a sail last week with this boat but was dogged with erratic performance but then it was an erratic wind. Feast to famine as it were... I had the mast as forward as it goes and the boat was nicely balanced ...

MX14 Setup Information Gentlemen, Has anyone established any MX14 setup data. mast rake etc. for general wind conditions. After sailing my faithful old tubby boat for some years now I am hoping to make the migration to this new , and narrow boat as painless as possible and need a starting point. Tha...

Forgive me, if you know all this what is your question. Innovation is a good thing but I see nothing particularly innovative in what you propose. The kick strap adjustment is super critical - 1/4 turn is a bout 0.3 mm on my adjuster and a quarter turn is the difference between going well or plonking...

I need some help please. The MX 14 has a rectangular fin box and the fin transitions to rectangle at the hull... Ok So when I put the fin in the fin box the step of the transition is more or less flush at the front but the is a 2.5 mm step / gap at the rear. Clearly this is most undesirable and will...

I need some help please. The MX 14 has a rectangular fin box and the fin transitions to rectangle at the hull... Ok So when I put the fin in the fin box the step of the transition is more or less flush at the front but the is a 2.5 mm step / gap at the rear. Clearly this is most undesirable and will...

Never worry about experience or the lack of it. The seeding race sort all that out and you will end up sailing with like experienced sailors and will have a lot of fun. Most importantly however, the experience you will gain will be invaluable and when you get back to your club sailing your club will...

Fellas / The winch MX #### and one needs to be a little careful here , looks to me very much like the Eurgle. There are/were two versions of the Eurgle both in the same size can one Black anodised and the other Gold Anodised. I bought three of them some years ago for about £19.00 each + PP from the ...

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… Wow you have got a bargain there my old china plate. We are all going to rush out and fit one of those for sure. Why did we not think it before !!

The only drawback being, apart from the postage cost.. is that it will last about 5 minutes in an IOM at the top of A rig conditions. And I guess then you will be posting something about how the smell overpowered the swans on the pond. Don't sail in a 12 kt with A rig and avoid fetching and reaching...

I do not recall stating this to be a RULE … not all things are RULES and If I gave that impression I do apologise for it was not intended. But you knew it was not a Class Rule. The class rules only constrain the highest position of the headsail My comment is based upon having owned and sailed a TS2 ...

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But not so low that a line draw between the Tack and Clew of the head sail intersects the mast below the lower limit mark / band as I recall. But at Eastbourne I doubt you will derive any benefit by lowering the rig because of the wind pattern on that pond This is an IOM site -- is it really appropr...

In reality there is very little torque exerted by the rudder on the servo because the rudder is to a degree balanced because the rudder stock is offset. Unlike on a dingy where the rudder pintails are located at the leading edge of the rudder a pivot point is at about 30% of the rudder chord. This o...

Well you seem to be getting into the idea of it. The 12.5 mm section is added to the mast and is not in reality a Fitting ... it is the Masts So have a peep at the IOM Class requirements regarding the mast. As I said in an earlier post the bit of interest to you is the Mast below the Bottom Band . F...

No traps there. But I doubt if it will relies because the resin will shrink very tight and release agent will not help at all in this area. The best , for me is two machine screws on the centre and to Tap the fitting to M2. This allows me to pack the bottom out afterwards.. There is not a lost of st...

I do not quite understand WHICH problem you are trying to avoid. 1/ The terribly bad workmanship clearly evident - This I am afraid is well beyond the scope of the Class Rules. 2/ The corrosion cause by Stainless Steel in contact with the Aluminium 3/ ??? There are a hundred way to recover the mast ...

You should make a sketch of what you intend to do .. Your description is not really all that clear.... or take a picture of what you, by now, have done. But = Fittings are not restricted with respect to their Materials of construction and MAY comprise a multitude of differing Materials . I dislike t...

Gentlemen, I should repeat that I really do not know, neither do I pretend to know, or have any idea what has transpired behind the closed doors of the IRSA or the Councils of the Member Countries. Similarly I should reiterate my belief that resigning from a post for the reasons suggested does littl...

Digital software engineer or not .. The antenna on the majority, 90%, of IOM yachts installation are coiled up in the pot. I do not quite have mine coiled up but none the less it is in the pot. Only on my RM is it protruding from the hull because of the carbon hull. The top of pot never below the wa...

Gentlemen,Gentlemen, I really do not know, neither do I pretend to know, the circumstances in which these gentlemen resigned from IRSA Executive Committee. It is indeed a pity that they did resign since this action will ultimately serve no purpose what so ever. In a few months’ time their gesture of...

Colin, I am intrigued.. why do you want to put a hole in the pot lid and poke the aerial out.. You do not need to do this. An IOM is glass not carbon there is no problem with range, even with the aerial's coiled up in the pot. . Just be sensible.. Battery at the bottom, all wiring next and the recei...

Colin, One is always intrigued by the comment ‘ I am a beginner’ Is this beginner intending to bang around the local town pond on a Wednesday/Thursday morning with the old boys, drink team and eat sandwiches? Or Is this beginner actually going to race or is racing and hopes to progress? Why? Well! c...

This has to be some sort of record on two fronts:- • I wound if anyone can remember such an intensive campaigning to get elected to any Radio Sailing Committee before, I certainly have not. • Every post has attracted at least two Candidates. It would be fantastic if the MYA have three people clamber...

Colin, It sounds like you are getting the usual clatter trap from the non-contesting pond experts… and boy have I heard it over the years. There is nothing wrong with most boats and most if not all will be competitive at club level. For the first year or two of sailing you will be the weak link in t...

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Nigel, Simply down load a set of IOM Class Rules from ISAF website. It is really easy = Google “IOM Class Rules” check you have the current version. The download is PDF The information provided to you is not exactly correct.. The class rules has never permitted twin shrouds as far as I am aware and ...

Nigel, Simply down load a set of IOM Class Rules from ISAF website. It is really easy = Google “IOM Class Rules” check you have the current version. The download is PDF The information provided to you is not exactly correct.. The class rules has never permitted twin shrouds as far as I am aware and ...

We are all painfully aware of who built the boat, how you acquired it on E-bay. We have all endured the painful commentary and slow progress together with the saga of weight , servo mounting and all battery purchase. For the life of me I cannot understand what would possess a man to post a blow by b...