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Custom built tilt trailer. Note the guards over the tail light that serve as steps.
Date: 11/10/2013
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Near corner shows telescoping pole & electric winch for raising mast solo.Large fibreglass sail box on garage floor has not been mounted yet.
Date: 11/10/2013
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All aluminum welded construction. Tongue jacks at corners are to stabilize when Cat is lowered.How can you tell an electrical engineer had a big hand in the design?
Date: 11/10/2013
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Tack end of spin pole
Date: 06/16/2014
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Beam end of spin pole
Date: 06/16/2014
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spin pole attachment on front beam
Date: 06/16/2014
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Ratchet block on rear beam for sheeting large spinnaker
Date: 06/16/2014
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Exit blocks on mast
Date: 06/16/2014
Views: 1118
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Spin sheet
Date: 06/16/2014
Views: 1075
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Spin setup using a single line as halyard & tsck line. These lines are now inside the spin pole
Date: 06/16/2014
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Mast hound
Date: 07/14/2014
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Preventers on diamond wires & shrouds to prevent spin & traop lines from fouling.
Date: 07/15/2014
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Flying spin in light wind
Date: 08/06/2014
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spin in light wind showing sheeting angles
Date: 08/06/2014
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How to attach halyard so it is easy to engage mast hook, & more importantly disengage.
Date: 08/20/2014
Views: 879
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Soft shackle to connect to jib blocks.It's not a great photo, but the bottom line that goes to the clew is actually a loop, the other line ends in a monkey fist. You put the end of the loop through the clew, then put the monkey fist into the loop, presto,
Date: 08/29/2014
Views: 975
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Aluminum Mast ball, riveted on older Mystere 5.5. I believe it is a '95.
Similar to older Tornado setup
Date: 11/04/2014
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Mast ball on the newer model, Delrin, just screws to DS Rod. Yes, those are two cans of Grolsch…prevention of dehydration is important.
Date: 11/04/2014
Views: 1011
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Downhaul led to exit blocks on each side of mast.
Date: 11/24/2014
Views: 974
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When you are solo, & only weigh 175, trapping from wings keeps the hull down. This is only about 7mph wind.
Date: 11/30/2014
Views: 964
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Hull just skimming in 7mph breeze
Date: 11/30/2014
Views: 931
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Soft shackle for jib
Date: 07/20/2020
Views: 446
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