AJay, Anne Rochlis worked hard with Paul to make the rules and lots of other great info available to everyone on the Soling One Meter Resource Center site they...
George, Please send the info. on your May 15th Regatta to us at the Pennbrook Fairways MYC Leesburg,Fl. THANKS. J.Ron Brown [Non-text portions of this message...
Ian, I, too, had a problem with the factory mast blank. Not only was it bent; but, it was too short. If you don't get a new one from the factory, anyone with a...
Is carbon fiber legal on the Mast?? Roy F ... From: solingonemeter@yahoogroups.com [mailto:solingonemeter@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gemmert@... Sent:...
Today, I took one of my two 20+ year old Victor 32's out for a day sail on our lake. There was a breeze of 6 to 10 and the V-32 moved fairly good on all...
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In a message dated 5/1/2005 3:51:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, pacprod@... writes: I'm planing to purchase the Soling 1 meter and race with others...
Soling One Meter rule '4.0 Spars' requires that the mast and booms be made of solid wood or plywood with all layers of uniform density. Rule '1.1 General'...
... I can attest... the back gate of a Ford explorer wins in this match. The mast will snap like a twig but because I used West System Epoxy (shameless plug)...
After breaking my mast in a "car accident", I made a new one out of a 5/8" dowel. The dowel was 48 inches long, so I glued two together, using a mortise and...
Charlie, I think plywood has been acceptable since the beginning. Note that all layers must be of the same density. I recommend that you check the rules...
The description plywood is not exclusive to large manufacturers. I work with professional and small shop cabinet makers several of which have their own...
Charlie, I can't tell you when the phrase allowing laminated masts entered the Class Rules. It was there when I took over this past December, but I'd be...
Charlie, The current rules are posted at: http://www.amya.org/s1m.html It includes all approved changes, including the 2003 change allowing the lazarette...
I read "density" to mean the same type of wood is used for each ply. The rules do not state the plys must be of the same thickness, which in a shaped cross...
In a message dated 5/2/2005 10:07:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jtpitkin06@... writes: As far as stiffness... the diamond rig with fractional forestay...
In a message dated 5/2/2005 10:07:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jtpitkin06@... writes: I read "density" to mean the same type of wood is used for each...
I'm totally new to S1M sailing having just finished a boat and had my first sail last evening. I've noticed that if I tighten the adjustment in the mainsheet...
The buzzing of a stalled servo/winch trying to get to position isn't great, particularly for your batteries. I don't think you are causing much damage to the...
Who would have believed my query would evoke such an outpouring! Clearly a nerve was touched. My thanks to all of you. I shall ponder your various approaches ...
In a message dated 5/3/2005 3:25:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply@yahoogroups.com writes: I'm totally new to S1M sailing having just finished a boat...
Hi Jamie - A lot of people like to have an overtrim position they can use for extra pointing. I don't, because I don't think my trim can be set precisely...
A follow-up to my issue with an erratically-responsive rudder. Further investigation showed some invasion of water into the rudder servo's base. I have now...
... Clever use of material designed for another use! I have a few outdoor applications where plastic dip might work well. (Spiders and mud daubers are a...