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Simple Stuff - Trailer Poppits from Waterline Systems |
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Written by Administrator
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Below is a helpful article from Waterline Systems. You can visit Waterline at www.waterlinesystems.net. We've fielded the same question from a few people in the past month or so...How tight should my trailer poppits be? (J24 Texas Editor: poppits are the stands on the trailer, who knew this is what they are called?) The answer is probably, "looser than you have them." We want almost all of the weight of the boat to bear on the keel. The poppits are mostly to keep the boat from toppling over. A big screw is a pretty powerful simple machine. With a big bar and 6 poppits, it's pretty easy to lift the keel completely off the trailer. The bad news is that that is a lot of weight bearing on a small area. And, the actual area touching the boat is MUCH smaller than the pad. The laminate will not like that for long. Here's how we do it: • First, lower all the poppits.
• With the boat on the hoist, set it on the trailer in the right spot fore and aft.
• Be sure that the full length of the keel is touching the keel support.
• Bump the hoist down a tiny bit, so theweight of the boat is all on the keel, and the tension on the strap is pretty light.
• Raise all the poppits until they are touching the hull. As you raise the poppits, check that the boat is still level side to side and the keel is still flat.
• Tighten each poppit so they are tight against the hull, but you can still grab them and wiggle them.
• When all the poppits are adjusted to "just wiggleable" Put ONE Turn on each poppit. |
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J/24 Hiking Position - 2011 Rule Changes and Looking Forward |
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Written by Tim Winger, IJCA-ITC Chair
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 In the rule changes implemented this year (2011), the Class chose to eliminate our old rule 8.3 that stated “No member of the crew shall station any part of his/her torso outside the upper lifeline other than temporarily, notwithstanding the provisions of Racing Rules of Sailing 49.” The intention of eliminating this rule was to simplify our rules and to better align with the ISAF and the Racing Rules of Sailing. We seem to have forgotten why this rule was written in the first place, and none of those of us who are responsible for vetting these changes picked up on the significance of making this change that it would allow hiking between the lifelines on boats equipped with upper and lower lifelines. Once the Class Rule had been removed and competitors began to hike between the lifelines, there was a very broad cry internationally to reverse the change and not allow hiking between the lifelines as is clearly allowed in RRS 49.2.
We were only slightly ahead of our times since the ISAF has a proposal before it (130-06) to delete the section of RRS 49.2 that allows hiking between the lifelines. This proposal may or may not be approved for the 2013 Racing Rules of Sailing, but it is clear that there is broad interest in disallowing this practice in our sport.
After a vote by the IJCA Executive Committee and approval by the IJCA Technical Committee, the IJCA has submitted a proposal to ISAF for an emergency rule change to reinstate former rule 8.3 as new rule 8.4.
In the interim, it is suggested that all Notices of Race and Sailing Instructions for all J/24 events include the following language: “No member of the crew shall station any part of his/her torso outside the upper lifeline other than temporarily, notwithstanding the provisions of RRS 49.” When using the IJCA standard documents, this should appear in section 1.4 of the NOR and SIs.
We apologize for any inconvenience this change and its reversal might have caused, but the IJCA never intended to allow hiking between the lifelines.
Tim Winger
IJCA-ITC Chair
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Keel Bolt Maintenance Notice from Waterline |
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Written by Administrator
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Waterline Systems has put out a keel bolt maintenance bulletin for J/Boats, and especially J/24s, J/22s and J/80s. Click on this link to read the full bulletin and check out your keel bolts! |
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Written by Tonja Sanchez
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Charlie Singstadt, District 14 Governor -
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, (210) 410-3782 Kelly Holmes-Moon, USJCA Class President and past D14 Governor -
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, (940) 399-9805 Bryan Dyer, IJCA Finance Committee Chair Tonja Sanchez, website updates -
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, (940) 808-6477 Chris Rousseau, RegattaTech, Web Guru,
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, (214) 457-7687 Fleet Contacts to be updated soon so check back! |
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2011 J/24 Class Rule Changes |
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Written by Administrator
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Effective April 7, 2011: The Class Rules Changes that were approved at the 2010 World Council Meeting and reworked for submission to ISAF for their approval can be found here. |
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