sunfish rig on a Melanesia - Wharram Builders and Friends2024-03-28T18:38:00Zhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/forum/topics/sunfish-rig-on-a-melanesia?feed=yes&xn_auth=noNot on a Melanisia, but I'm u…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2013-12-25:2195841:Comment:1116132013-12-25T19:53:52.649ZPete Cresswellhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/PeteCresswell
<p>Not on a Melanisia, but I'm using one on my 21' Ulua: <b><a href="http://tinyurl.com/qcrjnqf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/qcrjnqf</a></b></p>
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<p>Since the photo, I've gone over to a stubby mast setup as in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-fwnw_cSd8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-fwnw_cSd8</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNyoBwmgmj4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNyoBwmgmj4</a> </p>
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<p>Old windsurfer mast…</p>
<p>Not on a Melanisia, but I'm using one on my 21' Ulua: <b><a rel="nofollow" href="http://tinyurl.com/qcrjnqf" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/qcrjnqf</a></b></p>
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<p>Since the photo, I've gone over to a stubby mast setup as in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-fwnw_cSd8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-fwnw_cSd8</a> and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNyoBwmgmj4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNyoBwmgmj4</a> </p>
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<p>Old windsurfer mast reinforced with carbon where it passes through the deck for the stubby. Castoff windsurfer mast for the gaff, fiberglass tubing of unknown origin for the boom. This rig is *light*....</p>
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<p>Both configs seem to work well, but I prefer the stubby for ease of rigging when the wind is blowing and for the ability to quickly strike the sail while on the water.</p>
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<p>Only exception I have is that it's not what I would call pretty. A little scoop in the leech would help, as would some crab claw-ish curvature in the spars.</p>