Jimmy, I thought the benefit of rod was not so much on the adjustment, but on the reduced weight and windage, which would be beneficial on upwind and reaches, and to a lesser extent downwind, from less pitching moment (similar to weight in the ends of the boats).
Tim Mojito C&C 35-3 (with rod rigging that may need the answer to this question in a few years) Branford, CT On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Jimmy Kelly <kellyjimmy...@gmail.com>wrote: > have found a number of buyers who will not purchase rod boats or will > deduct cost of replacement to wire from purchase price....this is prevelent > on great lakes &also on west coast....as to racing, wire can be just good > as rod with right hydralics or mechanical devices...also we found with > many race courses ..upwind starts...rest of legs off wind or beam > reaches..fine tuning the rig best with wire..contrary to some experts > upwind not where races won but at start and then downwind..having won more > than our share of races in big boat series &cca,ior 1,2,3 3a,phrf.as well > as around the buoys in average size division 41cnc..this may give the > experts a chance to comment... > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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