Bram
I don’t know that much about Kevlar rod rigging, but I’ll do some
investigation and let the fleet know what I find. Kevlar Rod has the
advantage of lightness over its steel counterpart.
Either way I’ll let you know. Good Luck to All in De Soto. I envy you all.
But as luck would have it, my hand surgery was more minor than I had
expected, and I hopefully will be able to start on my hull later this
spring.
Karl
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From: BDally6107@xxxxxxx [mailto:BDally6107@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 7:35 AM
To: karlsch@xxxxxxxxxxx; swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxx; email.kerem@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Forte or CST Mast - Verdict out yet?
Karl,
I've not used it so it scares me (ignorance+ lack of experience=fear). The
rod we've been using is dirt cheap when it is available.
Actually, I'm moving back away from rod now that I have sorted out my
thinking on the way our rig works underway (as it relates to stretch / creep
and how to deal with it). It's still so easy to be sucked into the notion
that putting sails up on shore and measuring changes in rig tension as you
change various settings is providing hard information--it isn't. In
retrospect, there really was no need to use rod on the primaries if stretch
is the concern because they see little tension under way except in very
light air I hope to find time to finish and bring a completely soft rigged
mast with no tangs and no t-balls to Florida. If it works out it will be
cheaper, stronger, faster to build and a couple of pounds lighter yet.
The one place I really like rod is the forestay and that may be hard to give
up. It may the a place for Kevlar rod--educate us Karl. Can you roll the
stuff up to a reasonable radius and what are the advantages over vectran
etc.? What is the cost and weight and can you get it in 1/8" or smaller?
I've just about got things under control and will complete a mast PDF to
spur discussion that should result in a better understanding or the rig.
I'll try to get Emmett Lazich involved in the discussion. Emmett was a big
help during the early R&D process.
Incidentally, all 11 boats that are coming to Florida from the Northwest
corner have paid their shipping costs--it is a go. We are excited and ready
for some warm weather.
Best regards,
Bram
In a message dated 2/29/2008 10:06:02 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
karlsch@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Bram
What about Kevlar Rod rigging instead of wire?
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