S2 7.9 Meter Class Association

Looking at pictures of the big boats in the Fastnet. Some seem to show what looks like reaching struts on both sides, triangulated fore and aft, while going to weather, with a shroud to mast top (?). Am I seeing this correctly? I know multihulls run shrouds to the proas, but I'd think these maxi's h...

Inboards ground through the engine; outboards, not so much. No ground to mast however. Someone suggested that if caught out in a lightning storm, you should attach your spinnaker pole to backstay and drag it in the water creating a path of lesser resistance; at least that would give you something to...

I have used a bottle jack to raise the boat high enough to move the trailer pads out of the way. One side at a time of course. Not a lot of room to work but pretty easy to do.

Jim Kloss

Ambivalence, hull/sail #8, has been sold to Dan Ritter. She will remain at the St. Croix Yacht Club, USVI as the southenmost and easternmost 7.9

Anybody know the color coding of the original wiring? Or rebuilt the electrical panel?

Jim Kloss
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S2 7.9 #8

Probably not needed, but a large fender works fine.

Jim Kloss
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S2 7.9 #8

No, it should just run a little freer -- but it's harder to grip. A trade-off, like most things on a sailboat.

Jim Kloss
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S2 7.9 #8

Factory spec was 60' of 3/8" sta-set. But many owners have downsized to a higher tech 5/16 and/or modified the mainsheet tackle.

Jim Kloss
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S27.9 #8

Well, that main would no longer be "class legal" -- oversize by an inch or more, but if you're not racing it doesn't matter.

I found the lazy jacks to be enough help.

Jim

Lazy Jacks help a lot.

Jim Kloss
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S2 7.9 #8

Ditto on sharing information by us Yanmar owners.

Jim Kloss
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S2 7.9 #8

Use two pieces of 1/8".

Jim Kloss
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S2 7.9 #8

I'll post a photo if anyone can tell me how to do it; I seem to recall that there's a trick to it.

Jim

Unfortunately, Jeff was right. Cutaway revealed lead ballast with no access to dagger board trunk. Not sure what I'll do next.

Jim Kloss
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S2 7.9 #8

FYI - didn't work