tiggy_cat
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Petty Officer 2nd Class · 192 pts
Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Member since Feb 2010
Last online 1 year ago
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Re: CGINGA1V
Sorry to hear that you have been unwell. Take it easy and get back to things gradually. All the best Ian
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Best sail material for yachts ?
For smaller boats, I make mine from 35 or 50 micron Mylar available from Sailsetc or P J Sails.
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Re: The rudder
With a rudder working in the relatively dense medium of water, I am not sure that I would rely on using a single Bowden cable. While you can get away with it o…
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Rigging and sails Inga IV
Just having a float around on the www. and found these on Ebay. The seller seems to have them in several sizes , and they are pretty close to those I have that…
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Rigging and sails Inga IV
Just a quickie. For those of you not using the original sails or buying a replacement set from Frank Parsons @ Nylet and intending to make your own, you may fi…
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Rigging and sails Inga IV
Just a few thought to all of you gents building Inga IV's regarding the rigging. I realise that there is a great temptation to go as close to scale as possible…
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Rigging and sails Inga IV
"Rogal118 Dont throw the original hardware away, the winch servo may be converted to operate an arm, worth a try I would think" It is quite tricky to convert a…
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Rigging and sails Inga IV
"Tiggy- cat that makes a lot of sense. Just shows what another pair of eyes can see. I was only going down the drum servo route as it was with the hull. It can…
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Rigging and sails Inga IV
Hi Guys, Just a thought re the amount of sheet travel. If you use a servo with an arm on rather than a drum winch, you can vary the travel available by making …
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Thinning aliphatic glue to seal the wood
Hi Duncan, Ezecote is thinned using water, and is very effective as a sealer. For inside the boat, I would use about a 50/50 mix of water and Ezecote.
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