S2 7.9 Meter Class Association

Its about this thick throughout the hull. This is the starboard bow quarter https://www.shnool.com/images/s279/_Ragtime/20240212-RepairsWinter2024/IMG_4248.jpg This is the hull, directly in front of the keel https://www.shnool.com/images/s279/_Ragtime/20240212-RepairsWinter2024/IMG_4273.jpg So 1/2&q...

Rope to wire?

Both my S2 7.9s had 5/16 halyards. That size is good for the boat. The inexpensive option is VPC. MPX or the like works too. Sheaves are fine.

I do crank on the backstay to depower upwind. The mast on my boat though does not curve much, but it does eliminate headstay sag.

I have played around with the idea of more purchase, but not sure to what end.

NOW we see some gelcoat, see that match is pretty good! https://shnool.com/images/s279/_Ragtime/20240212-RepairsWinter2024/IMG_4480.jpg Will get more pictures after gelcoat level is corrected Instruments are in, and working... obligatory radio installation from Kicker https://shnool.com/images/s279/...

Slowly filling the hole https://shnool.com/images/s279/_Ragtime/20240212-RepairsWinter2024/IMG_4422.jpg I'll skip steps here, cause its fill, fair, fill, fair, fill fair, until we get almost to level. Better yet (still no gelcoat) https://shnool.com/images/s279/_Ragtime/20240212-RepairsWinter2024/IM...

Hole filled from the inside, including core. https://shnool.com/images/s279/_Ragtime/20240212-RepairsWinter2024/IMG_4295.jpg Ugly, but getting better https://shnool.com/images/s279/_Ragtime/20240212-RepairsWinter2024/IMG_4297.jpg Filling in more and more with additives... My first time messing with ...

Stef, full on T-Bone. Winds were up pretty good. They grounded fixed keel 5.5' deep J27 in about 4 feet of water (imagine that, they were heeled about 30 degrees when they grounded, doing about 5 knots). Nobody would have been able to get close to them, but me (lifting daggerboard to the rescue). I ...

3/16 dynmeea backstay and first stage on adjuster.
The line running back through the blocks, 40mm harkens, is 1/4 inch samson double braid.

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My hull number 68 was a 7.5 HP Evinrude, and it pushed the boat to hull speed at 3/4 speed on flat calm water. Present hull has a Nissan 4 stroke (2010 model) 6HP long shaft. Boat hits hull speed at about 7/8 throttle. That last 1/8 just makes more noise. Haven't had any issues with headwind up to 3...

Better look at the cleanup of the hole, was trying to give layers room to work, so I can lay in core and such. No choice but to do the back first then work to the outside (unless someone has a better idea) https://www.shnool.com/images/s279/_Ragtime/20231212-RepairTransducerandHole/IMG_4248.jpg I ha...

Installed some seadog latches on the lazarette doors https://www.shnool.com/images/s279/_Ragtime/20231212-RepairTransducerandHole/IMG_4240.jpg The stupid datamarine transducers are a standard diameter, but imcompatible with the new Raymarine transducers from the multi kit I bought, so the whole sheb...

Last race I got a souvenir while attempting to pull a J27 off a hard grounding.

So I started that process

I am going to start poking at older threads, cause its fun. Faster is flatter of course, but to the point in 12 knots fresh air, you probably have all your crew stacked on the rail and are fighting to keep it below 15 degrees heel, with your #1 up, assuming upwind of course. I rarely have full crew,...

I've heard 12:1 and 8:1 (what I am using). With the 8:1 I get enough backstay that I can get a lot of forestay tension, but not a lot of mast bend (I'm hull 399). I am not a great racer by any stretch so please take others advice here, but my observation is that I can crank on that backstay until I ...