Bill, How does that saying go "You can always tell a pioneer by the arrows in his back" ? I'm afraid my yachting experience only goes back to 2007 so I...
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Trevor
firstfooty
Feb 9, 2013 7:32 am
Bill, I'm really cracking up - it must be the cold weather. I should have said 10% of the hull length, the 30 number is the mm it works out at for a Footy. ...
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Bill
mudhenk27
Feb 9, 2013 1:19 pm
Sounds like 10% is a good Footy rule of thumb...if we can remember it :-) Bill...
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Jim Knorr
jamesknorr99
Feb 24, 2013 1:34 pm
Thanks for the quick response. I am looking forward to participation. Jim Knorr...
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Jim Knorr
jamesknorr99
Feb 24, 2013 1:48 pm
Oh no. What have done. last year before the water froze I carefully measured the CLR of my Footys and carefully measured the CE of each of the sail plans. I...
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Bill
mudhenk27
Feb 25, 2013 12:28 pm
Jim, there's a lot more art than science to rig placement...so if it's working for you, don't fix what ain't broke. Typically, the CE of the rig needs to lead,...
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Bill
mudhenk27
Feb 25, 2013 1:06 pm
Back Bay Skippers will be hosting an International Footy Regatta on Back Bay in beautiful Wolfeboro, NH on May 4. The race will be open to any Footy from any...
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Scott
scott_spacie
Feb 28, 2013 9:14 pm
Hi Bill, Sounds like a fun regatta! Mary Lou is all excited to make the trip north, and Ed K. keeps telling me what a beautiful location you have now. I don't...
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Bill
mudhenk27
Mar 1, 2013 12:47 pm
I'd love to see you both, of course...and Scott vs. Scott should be fun. The Back Bay location is a lot prettier than Lily Pond, but we haven't abandoned...
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Kurt
zimmermankurt18
Mar 7, 2013 5:33 pm
Hello! Having problems with my sons mcrigged footy. I'm using futaba s3004 servos for the sail, and the servo gets stalled an awefull lot. I've tried redoing...
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Franz Gysi
franzg56
Mar 7, 2013 5:38 pm
Sorry Kurt My Footy is not finished, I have no experience what is working and what not. Franz 2013/3/7 Kurt <zimmermankurt18@...>...
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Al Szymanski
pyxis738
Mar 7, 2013 8:32 pm
Since we can't attach images on the forum, feel free to send a drawing or image to me at : s.v.halona at gmail. com . of course , delete spaces and...
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J P
jppom1
Mar 9, 2013 6:48 am
This a deck view of my footy with a S3003 and fairlead for a Mcrig. About a 40 degree sweep brings sail from full out to full in position. Hope this helpd ...
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Bill
mudhenk27
Mar 10, 2013 12:33 pm
Hi Kurt, I see you have some help from others, but I'll try, too. First, you don't need to get the sheet far out on the boom for leverage. The forces on our...
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Bill
mudhenk27
Mar 10, 2013 1:39 pm
Our time has come again, Footy fans...the Footy will be featured in AMYA Model Yachting magazine issue 174. You did a great job a few years ago, making the...
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Al Szymanski
pyxis738
Apr 10, 2013 3:43 am
Caught this link to a fully robotic sailing regatta. I found it quite interesting. Al ...
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Al Szymanski
pyxis738
Apr 10, 2013 3:51 am
I followed a number of the links and found this image at the USNA Sailbot website. Please note the "footy-ish" fiberglass hull with the wing sail ! ...
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craig huzway
huzway
Apr 10, 2013 3:49 pm
On the big boat, I think I would have put the rudder on the other way.......
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Bill
mudhenk27
Apr 29, 2013 12:34 pm
Two great races in the next two weeks! Saturday, May 4 is the Back Bay Skippers regatta in Wolfeboro, NH. Details have been posted here earlier. Saturday, May...
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ford_gt40
May 20, 2013 9:18 am
I've just completed my first Footy. It is a 35% scale model of the full size Starlet. Balsa hull, Laminated ply fin and rudder. scale sails, 15g 2,5Kg Corona...
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ford_gt40
May 20, 2013 9:34 am
... How do I rotate pictures?. I put 4 into the Photo files and 2 have reverted to the original photos I took. The ones I posted have been rotated and resized...
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gettmandk
May 20, 2013 7:24 pm
... Your footy Starlet is sure a beauty. Well done! Did you have to modify the plans other than the 35 % scaling? Regards; Dave-...
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ford_gt40
May 21, 2013 2:23 am
... I'll put the Starlet plan in the pix set so all can see the underwater changes, along with some today in a bit of wind, I was on the lake in a fleet of 1M...
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gettmandk
May 21, 2013 6:16 am
... Kevin: One last question for now. If you were to measure your build plan, what would the dimension be at the bottom of the plan from stem to stern? MM or...
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ford_gt40
May 21, 2013 7:09 am
... 34in long. I found the plan on the internet. I could email the plan to you if you want it, it's a PDF at 2.2MB. Kevin...
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gettmandk
May 21, 2013 7:28 am
... Thank you for the kind offer Kevin, but I have a copy of the big size plan. I was wondering what was the final length of the plan that you built from stem...
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ford_gt40
May 21, 2013 7:58 am
... The plan I have is scaled at 12.5%,(about 10in), I sized it up to print on letter paper, the O/L length is 305mm. The length increase by going diagonal...
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gettmandk
May 21, 2013 8:11 pm
... Just what I needed Kevin. Thanks for all your help. Happy sailing to you. Dave-...
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Bill
mudhenk27
May 23, 2013 10:44 am
Very nice, Kevin. When you get a chance to sail in stronger wind with choppy conditions, please give us an update. I'm very interested in how well your boat...
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ford_gt40
May 23, 2013 11:21 am
... I've had it in a gust when the fin and bulb were to far forward, the water was flowing over the cabin. Much better with the waterline at the stern about...
