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by dichtbijzee
July 21st, 2011, 8:35 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: SC17 ruddercasting problems.
Replies: 3
Views: 4614

SC17 ruddercasting problems.

I have a SC17 witch is a delight to sail. the only problem is the enormous amounts of weatherhelm. so I tried the usual tricks, raking the mast more forward. so now when I'm sailing the boat like you should there is no rake what so ever. faired the rudders. I even tried a bigger (Prindle 18) jib. No...
by dichtbijzee
September 8th, 2010, 3:44 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Transom
Replies: 7
Views: 7409

Re: Transom

Thanks for the replies. I will do the repairs this winter, document it as well. The plastic ones, are they larger? I have about 3 mm wiggle on the gudgeons. Is there something else i can do about that? By the way, anybody ever trapezed from the forward tip of the hull on a supercat? It was cool to t...
by dichtbijzee
September 7th, 2010, 3:48 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Transom
Replies: 7
Views: 7409

Transom

I am loving the sc17. So much that it gets sailed about 3-4 times a week. yesterday i noticed damage on my portside transom. 1.jpg I have heard horror stories of supercats with ripped out transoms. What is the best way to tackle this problem? Are there any backing plates, if yes are they attached to...
by dichtbijzee
May 18th, 2010, 6:59 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: SC17 jib block attachment
Replies: 0
Views: 4734

SC17 jib block attachment

The previous owner of our Supercat 17 (1982, with new tramp and traveller upgrade) installed a new jib system complete with a new smaller jib, I think the jib is the selftacking jib size as it doesn't even reach the mast. But there is no selftacking hardware, so none of the advantages of selftacking...