Sticky Weekend 2011

[paul_croote]

Yes, plenty of floor space and the curry house is booked

[roland_trim]

The train from Bristol toWSM is fast -call and we'll pick you up form the station...

[roland_trim]

Does anyone want any Wiz supplies for making things this weekend? I can happily arrange to buy and collect. Use the message service on this site to contact me, but please send your phone number so we can arrange payment parameters.

[BenR]

Does anyone know how I might sure up the bolt through my mast that holds the trapeze lines? It has become a bit wobbly of late. I was going to figure of eight some tow around it and the spreaders to hold it in place but I am not sure if this is the right course of action. I am bringing her this weekend so hopefully get this fixed then.

[Will_Lee]

Is this Atum? We just used two bits of vectran tied in a figure 8 around the spreaders. First we used tow but one side kept breaking.

The two bits of vectran is so that there is a spare when the first one breaks! That bit of vectran also held the ring for the desprangler shock chord.

[phil_kirk]

Lets have a look at it on the weekend.

The trapeezes normally meet the mast close to where the shrouds do.  You don't want to many holes next to each other. Our trapeeze lines are attached in a similar way to how Will describes.  It may be worth reverting to Will's method and covering the holes with a few layers of carbon to reduce stress concentrations.

[paul_croote]

I changed the attachment point of the trapeze lines after my crew took a trip around the forestay  and ripped the spreaders of the mast. The  kite then did its best to snap the mast but was lucky. The bolt goes through a fibreglass tube that is bonded into the mast. If the bolt has worn the hole larger in the tube we can replace it or if the tube has come loose we can re bond it.  

[BenR]

Sounds like a plan. I have some new smooth shackles as opposed to the current folded ones as they seem to be chopping through the trapeze lines at a fairly alarming rate. (Charlie decided to leave Sam sailing solo at the Bonfire Blast)

[Hayley_Trim]

So last weekend there was no wind. This weekend we're getting sticky.

And Born Slippy is sitting at Thornbury http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=47859

Dammit.

[paul_croote]

The tide is out at thornbury and chew this weekend so unless we travelled then sailing would be off the menu anyway, let's hope for next weekend

[Nick in Bristol]

Unfortunately I'm not going to be able to make the Sticky weekend, even though I've been looking forward to it for months A combination of lost income from a holiday, a dip in turnover and an expensive MoT means that I am going to have to work this weekend instead of palming off the jobs to a subbie as I'd planned.

Hope those attending have a great weekend of stickiness

[roland_trim]

Thanks to Paul for use of his fantastic workshop and to everyone who popped in over the weekend.

From the weekend's fun it looks like the '97 revival will result in some serious competition amongst the single wire boats this year. It would be good to set up a bit of a guide/micro site on the wiki  as to which events we should be trying to get Born Slippy along to.

[Hayley_Trim]

Yes indeed - many thanks to Paul. Have added a few pics to Latest News.

[Tom K]

Thanks to Paul for once again hosting such a great weekend. Also, big thanks to everyone for my surprise birthday cake!

[BenR]

Thanks Paul...and thanks to all for the help.