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by Barry Fox CAN262
02 Feb 2009, 05:34
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: Reversed kicking strap
Replies: 10
Views: 11461

John's reference is in ERS

F.1.4 Rigging

Any equipment attached at one or both ends to spares, sails or other rigging and capable of working in tension only.
by Barry Fox CAN262
26 Jan 2009, 04:52
Forum: General IOM
Topic: Coming of age
Replies: 13
Views: 13317

I guess for the benefit of the most it would be good to pick a date between May and October to make the best chance for liquid water everywhere.

It would be even better if the real birthday fell in that time frame as well. But a world wide IOM day would be a great thing to brag about.
by Barry Fox CAN262
25 Jan 2009, 00:24
Forum: General IOM
Topic: Coming of age
Replies: 13
Views: 13317

That's true for a lot of events but for some of us we can be a bit flexible (I'm talking about club level events now) and sail almost any weekend we want. So if we had a target date my guess is that a good number of clubs could have a "Birthday Sail".

Any idea what that date might be???
by Barry Fox CAN262
22 Jan 2009, 05:20
Forum: General IOM
Topic: Coming of age
Replies: 13
Views: 13317

There must be an exact date when the class became recognized. We should all try to have a regatta the same day to celebrate and then we can maybe brag that we had more IOMs on the water all over the world than maybe has ever happened for any other class. We could all send our results in and then may...
by Barry Fox CAN262
09 Jan 2009, 20:40
Forum: Events and Event Management
Topic: Mid Event Measurement Checks
Replies: 23
Views: 19938

A good conversation. I wasn't looking for their to be a definitive answer, just some idea about how seriously to take any infractions. I would guess that weight changing or substituting some piece of the rigging are likely the most common things you would find if the initial event measurement alread...
by Barry Fox CAN262
08 Jan 2009, 03:09
Forum: Events and Event Management
Topic: Mid Event Measurement Checks
Replies: 23
Views: 19938

Mid Event Measurement Checks

So in the SI document(s) the organizers reserve the right to spot check boats throughout an event. What I can't find anywhere is a guideline for what is done when something comes up out of range. It is kind of indicated in RRS that the finding goes to a jury to determine the penalty and that has to ...
by Barry Fox CAN262
25 Oct 2008, 03:59
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: Upper and lower points
Replies: 8
Views: 9821

This might seem to be to picky and you likely have it right but the bottom of upper band is actually the top of the mast tube itself. The other band you actually apply to the mast is the "middle band" although it is near the top.
by Barry Fox CAN262
16 Oct 2008, 20:57
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: 60mm
Replies: 6
Views: 9019

Someone with the history and marine design smarts I don't have will need to answer so the best I have is - because.
by Barry Fox CAN262
11 Oct 2008, 02:10
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: Voltage indicator / battery indicator legal?
Replies: 39
Views: 35038

Maybe Rob will just add them as a winch option to supplement the visual (the sails are out half way) and audible (the low battery sequence) warnings that the RMG already gives off. Then it would be a factory modification and be OK?
by Barry Fox CAN262
10 Oct 2008, 19:32
Forum: General IOM
Topic: Rudders
Replies: 11
Views: 11645

I know that by specs they should be fine. One boat here has one in it for the rudder and it sometimes acts like it doesn't have enough oomph to make the boat tack. I can't think of one good reason why but that is how it acts. I have used the digital aileron, in wing servos for the rudder and not had...
by Barry Fox CAN262
10 Oct 2008, 01:14
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: Voltage indicator / battery indicator legal?
Replies: 39
Views: 35038

In that I assemble all of my battery packs myself, then if I wide in a voltage indicator as part of my construction of the pack then it is OK. Given that connectors (no further definition is given) are legal then a connector that incorporates a voltage indicator therefore is legal if it is a part of...
by Barry Fox CAN262
07 Oct 2008, 08:00
Forum: General IOM
Topic: Servo Voltage
Replies: 10
Views: 10440

Or make up your own 5 cell packs. If you can solder you can easily make them up out of loose cells. I think almost all of my packs are my own now.
by Barry Fox CAN262
04 Oct 2008, 18:54
Forum: General IOM
Topic: Rudders
Replies: 11
Views: 11645

Either of John's choices are just fine. And Bruce's advice is spot on. With analog servos you can see that they don't always (seldom) return to zero so you get into having to do a little bit of trimming sometimes from tack to tack. The digital ones are generally much more powerful (not that big of a...
by Barry Fox CAN262
04 Oct 2008, 18:47
Forum: General IOM
Topic: IOM Plans
Replies: 4
Views: 9094

Maybe try something like this

http://www.solidworks.com/sw/products/f ... nloads.htm

Google dxf viewer free and there are other choices as well. Not sure if they let you print or not.
by Barry Fox CAN262
03 Oct 2008, 07:04
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: Voltage indicator / battery indicator legal?
Replies: 39
Views: 35038

I'm with you Bruce in that they simply help manage the basic operation of the boat, do nothing to enhance performance and could help reduce those rescue runs. If you follow the instructions for the RMG version, and use it with an RMG winch, then the volt meter is not attached to the receiver circuit...
by Barry Fox CAN262
02 Oct 2008, 18:46
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: Voltage indicator / battery indicator legal?
Replies: 39
Views: 35038

This issues around battery condition/voltage indicators is a good example of "where do you draw the line?". The rules actually already, specifically, say: C5.3 (c) Except for control unit positioning and radio link information, no radio transmissions from the boat shall be made. So, are visual indic...
by Barry Fox CAN262
02 Oct 2008, 00:30
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: Voltage indicator / battery indicator legal?
Replies: 39
Views: 35038

In my years of dealing with rules to govern car racing, we also had that rider on the rules that said if it wasn't authorized you couldn't do it. When you declare that you must then be careful that you aren't setting up to have a hundred page rule book wherein you mention every little thing that is ...
by Barry Fox CAN262
01 Oct 2008, 23:11
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: Voltage indicator / battery indicator legal?
Replies: 39
Views: 35038

If my Deans Ultra Plugs happen to have a voltage indicator integral/permanently to the connector then it isn't a separate piece. Maybe RMG can turn their product into a plug for us.
by Barry Fox CAN262
01 Oct 2008, 02:43
Forum: General IOM
Topic: Water Free Measurement
Replies: 4
Views: 6127

However, a couple of us have developed a process to float the boat in the bath tub with a "special" ballast to determine where the boat floats and then a jig to set the boat up in that you can use to set the keel fin and ballast to the correct depth and angle. If you dig out an old, couple of issues...
by Barry Fox CAN262
30 Sep 2008, 20:39
Forum: General IOM
Topic: Water Free Measurement
Replies: 4
Views: 6127

Nope
by Barry Fox CAN262
28 Sep 2008, 05:16
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: More than one receiver
Replies: 11
Views: 12008

Hi Andy, I will admit I was just pushing it a bit about the transmitter. But. . . if we are talking about radio controlled sailing, and we are, then there is a definite implication that we are allowing some form of communication between some kind of Tx in the skipper's hands and some kind of receive...
by Barry Fox CAN262
27 Sep 2008, 22:05
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: More than one receiver
Replies: 11
Views: 12008

"Another class" says: 13. RADIO EQUIPMENT 13.1 No more than two servos are allowed; one shall be for sail control, the other for rudder control. 13.2 The method of fixing radio equipment, servos, receiver and batteries, to the hull, and or deck, are left to the skipper’s discretion. 13.3 The numbe...
by Barry Fox CAN262
27 Sep 2008, 21:58
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: More than one receiver
Replies: 11
Views: 12008

What happens if you say nothing about receivers at all. In order to have radio controlled sailing you need some method of transmitting control command to the boat and some method of receiving that control command and making it tell the servos what to do. If you stop at defining that there can only b...
by Barry Fox CAN262
27 Sep 2008, 04:21
Forum: General IOM
Topic: Mast sources
Replies: 1
Views: 4187

Same answer as John gave you on the measurer question. "We" just brought in a bundle of them and I am not sure how many may be left.
by Barry Fox CAN262
25 Sep 2008, 21:09
Forum: General IOM
Topic: New Member
Replies: 6
Views: 7554

Don's observation is one I also had when I first started in the class but learned to work around, as he has as well. Then you find out that you need to dig through the ERS to find out why some of those things need to be where they are supposed to be. There is effectively a maximum mast length, altho...
by Barry Fox CAN262
25 Jul 2008, 02:34
Forum: Events and Event Management
Topic: 2009 Canadian National Championship Regatta
Replies: 1
Views: 3417

It is confirmed that this event will be included in the US Ranking System so it is a chance to come race in a good sized event and pick up some valuable status.

Naturally, it is a Canadian Ranking event.
by Barry Fox CAN262
24 Jul 2008, 07:30
Forum: Events and Event Management
Topic: 2009 Canadian National Championship Regatta
Replies: 1
Views: 3417

2009 Canadian National Championship Regatta

Details will come later but we wanted to get the date in front of everyone as soon as possible so that travel plans can be made well in advance. The 2009 edition of the Canadian Nationals will return to the West Coast and back to the fabulous Saltspring Island Sailing Club location in Ganges Harbour...
by Barry Fox CAN262
02 Jul 2008, 06:01
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: Hull Numbering
Replies: 12
Views: 13556

It has to be at least the current one as, I think, only the most current certificate is really the applicable one. Previous ones may have some historical value but aren't what is in force so . . . I think they no longer mean anything. Someone else might chime in.
by Barry Fox CAN262
30 Jun 2008, 18:41
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: Hull Numbering
Replies: 12
Views: 13556

Sometimes the obvious is, well, too obvious. That would look a lot better than my chicken scratches with a Sharpie.
by Barry Fox CAN262
14 Jun 2008, 19:14
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: Hull Numbering
Replies: 12
Views: 13556

I received an answer that indicates that you could satisfy both sections with a number just on the hull but that it takes more than just a sticky backed number. Considering the cost of simply writing it on the inside with a Sharpie I think the advice is to put the nice sticker on the outside and wri...