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Forum: RC Sailboats
10-13-2007, 06:56 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 102,526
Posted By Sailingkid

RE: Northwind 36

yes i think that you would need to take the masthead crane off and build a longer one, and as long as you built the sail so that it flags the top upwind and sets downwind i think ud be fine.:D[8D]
Forum: RC Sailboats
10-11-2007, 04:43 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 102,526
Posted By Sailingkid

RE: Northwind 36

Nice! :D Has anyone thought about adding say 300mm to the top of a northwinds mast then using a really big mast crane top put on a lot more sail area? i reckon they would fly like that!
Forum: RC Sailboats
10-01-2007, 02:30 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 102,526
Posted By Sailingkid

RE: Northwind 36

yeah i think that the jib is just a bit full catsailor, soive made a fully battended masthead one.
Forum: RC Sailboats
09-27-2007, 07:49 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 102,526
Posted By Sailingkid

RE: Northwind 36

I think that on an easyly driven hull like the northwinds, a masthead kite off a say 22cm carbon 6mm tube would probably give it monster performance if you kept both the winches low in the hull. It...
Forum: RC Sailboats
08-19-2007, 04:20 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 102,526
Posted By Sailingkid

RE: Northwind 36

Hi everyone ive just spent 4 hours putting a mylar/plastic square top main that i made on my northwind. It looks sweet, and i think it will be a fair bit faster as well. I got the plastic from the...
Forum: RC Sailboats
08-17-2007, 08:15 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 102,526
Posted By Sailingkid

RE: Northwind 36

Yeah i know it would go a lot faster but the risk of reking the boat is pretty high... dunno ill think about it...
Forum: RC Sailboats
08-17-2007, 05:51 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 102,526
Posted By Sailingkid

RE: Northwind 36

Does anyone think that it would be really possible to put a assymetric kite on a northwind? If you cut it right so that it genarated as much lift asdrive it could be a way to get rid of the...
Forum: RC Sailboats
07-08-2007, 05:08 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 102,526
Posted By Sailingkid

RE: Northwind 36

Yeah Mr Wolf maybe ill get some carbon for the booms, but did you make your own mylar sails or did you buy them?[&:][:-]:D
Forum: RC Sailboats
07-05-2007, 01:00 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 102,526
Posted By Sailingkid

RE: Northwind 36

I sailed my northwind this morning. It wasnt very windy but my mainsail is over streched and the leech(trailing edge) is now flapping exessivlly. Does anyone have any experience with those vision...
Forum: RC Sailboats
07-03-2007, 06:19 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 102,526
Posted By Sailingkid

RE: Northwind 36

Hi everyone, I have had my Northwind 36 for almost 2 years. I am 13 years old as well. The first time i sailed it a swan came along and as we didnt have the hatch cover on because we forgot the tape...
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