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by alexshaw48
Tue Aug 26, 2014 9:51 am
Forum: Boats and bits for sale
Topic: Lark & Enterprise for sale
Replies: 0
Views: 2468

Lark & Enterprise for sale

Hi All, I am selling 2 old club boats on behalf of Manor Park Sailing Club. They are both listed on eBay, here are the links: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131278022115?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131278028214?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3...
by alexshaw48
Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:59 pm
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: Moth Tuning
Replies: 41
Views: 17967

Re: Moth Tuning

Hi all, Had another sail in the moth today, very breezy and nothing broke! :D Tried a lot more downhall, and got a fair bit of mast bend, was very gust so couldn't really tell if it helped but i'll assume it did :) I did put the onboard camera on so here is some of the footage from today, enjoy! htt...
by alexshaw48
Wed Jul 24, 2013 1:16 pm
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: Moth Tuning
Replies: 41
Views: 17967

Re: Moth Tuning

Those 45 degree headers sound very familiar!! I have a little hawk burgee that straps around the bottom of the mast but I will put one on top as well along with some tell tales on the sail. I think there may be some tell tales along the leech of the sail but I haven't really used them so far. I don'...
by alexshaw48
Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:46 pm
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: Moth Tuning
Replies: 41
Views: 17967

Re: Moth Tuning

Thanks, I will try it all out next time I sail it, the cunningham is pretty good on the boat and I should be able to pull a good amount on to get a bit of mast bend. Too much mainsheet tension makes sense, as later that day the rope holding the mainsheet pulleys to the boom snapped. I'll have anothe...
by alexshaw48
Tue Jul 23, 2013 3:16 pm
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: Moth Tuning
Replies: 41
Views: 17967

Re: Moth Tuning

Lee did mention the centreboard, there's no rush as I have got one I can use, as well as another broken one which my dad fancies a go at fixing at some point. And the 'no promises it wont just snap again' just makes it like the rest of the boat :)
by alexshaw48
Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:11 am
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: Moth Tuning
Replies: 41
Views: 17967

Re: Moth Tuning

Thanks for the advice, from what both of you have said it sounds like I'm being a bit soft on the controls. It feels very fragile so I've been a bit scared to start hauling on control lines! Here us a couple of pictures of it sailing upwind: https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/999...
by alexshaw48
Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:42 pm
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: Moth Tuning
Replies: 41
Views: 17967

Moth Tuning

Hi all, I recently bought a lowrider Moth, number 3936 and am getting to the stage where I am just about finishing races. The main thing I have noticed is that it does not point upwind very well at all! I have searched around but because very few people sail lowriders any more I haven't really found...