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Reply To: Harken Continuous Furler 2:1 furl
Note that the final version was modified after the original photos were taken. To allow more turns, rather than tying off at the base of the forestay, I threaded the furling loop from the furler...
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Helllo I am a new owner, and faced with some awkward choices of launching site locally I wondered about getting wheeleze for the dolly to help get up over soft sand or in one place small but sharpish...
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Thanks Paul, the X400’s are a big help to prevent spray blindness. They may look geeky to my wife. But who cares when your sailing that fast. Cheers
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Hi Allan, I have a very corrugated and steep concrete ramp at club my recently acquired weta sails. The wheelbarrow wheels were hard work, so I have a set of 42 cm balloon wheels coming this week....
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Peter DuRoss who is based near Sydney has a set of Wheelez and swears by them . The only downside of the Wheelez is that they are buoyant so you might consider adding a weight to the axle while...
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Thanks both to Paul and to peter. With regard to axle width I have another complication in that the dilly loads onto a trailer whose width does not allow for more than maybe 3cm extra axle length on...
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You have a similar challenge to what I faced Allan, (and thanks again Paul!!). Every weta trolley/trailer combo I have seen is different, but my boat 177 has removable red typical trolley wheels which...
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Reply To: Action Camera for a Weta
The Warrior G1 claims it can record video continuously for 7 hours (although only 6 hrs claimed on Amazon) at 1080p@30fps. OK so it’s not the highest resolution but the lens is 165 deg wide angle and...
View ArticlePortsmouth Number
The Portsmouth Numbers listed in the Weta Wiki page appear to be incorrect. The Wiki page lists the RYA PN as 950. The latest PDF on the current RYA website says the Weta PN is 960. The Wiki page...
View ArticleCertificate of Origin
I purchased my Weta used from a private owner. He was not the original owner and had no knowledge of a Certificate of Origin. The class rules state that this must be presented in order for the boat to...
View Article2010 #322 For Sale in Oregon
I’m the third owner and have sailed her twice in three years. My back problems are going sideways, so it’s time to face I’ll never sail the boat again. At least I got to sail at 18 knots once!...
View ArticleReply To: Replacing the pad-eye for the stays on the ama
My bolts were loose and the nuts were spinning. I managed to get an 8mm deep socket taped to some conduit on the nuts and tightened them from above.
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World Masters Games Modifications
Unlimited running rigging allowed in the US rules used at the WMG, gave an opportunity to analyse what improvements could be made to the Weta. None more so than Masters Gold Medal winner, Martin...
View ArticleReply To: World Masters Games Modifications
Thanks Paul for this great summary of the tweaks that many of the top sailors were using. Great to meet you at the WMG and happy sailing.
View ArticleReply To: Certificate of Origin
Hi Slyster I don’t think there’s ever been a Certificate Of Origin in the form of a piece of paper. The only thing I have seen is the metal plate mounted on the cockpit side and the serial number on...
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I’ve also got the Oceanic Tinny Trailer (34 – 13) and I used to have the skids that required the wheels to be removed which I always found a hassle. However I converted it to a light-weight flat bed...
View ArticleNorth American suggestion for putting graphic on screecher?
Looking to get a graphic put on my Weta’s screecher. Suggestions wanted for a North American (preferably Canadian) place to do so. Or…. has anyone tried silk screening their own screecher?
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Hi Allan, Wheels are great on club corrugated ramp, had a fiddle pulling old axles out and replacing with thicker axles for new wheels. Trailer is not perfect for trolley but is working fine with some...
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