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Tuna! (was Poor man's Air Conditioning)
On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 10:11:08 -0400, "RCE" wrote:
http://www.dyerboats.com/dyer_midget.html The boat was rigged with a single block on the boom and I knew that wouldn't hack it as there would be no mechanical advantage. I started searching the Internet for some multiple blocks, then, lo and behold, while rummaging around on the boat I found an almost brand new triple block setup, complete with new line. It should do the job very well. Triple blocks will work well on a light dinghy, 5 to 1 purchase I assume. I started out with a 5:1 on the boom lift but it was not enough for my slightly aging back and heavy RIB. I now have 7:1 pulling 2:1 and that works well for the most part, the only real issue being that I can only raise the boom to a 45 degree angle. That's usually enough unless I want to go stow something close to the mast. |
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