DRAGONFLY Trimarans User Forum

I've made a mast support for my 800 which is a simple horizontal piece of wood (from roof winch to winch) with a U-shaped cradle). Now I've got the knack of it, I routinely raise and lower the mast on my own (it takes me 1.5 - 2 hours to take the mast down). The most amusing bit is sitting legs akim...

I've got a 4 stroke mariner 4hp long shaft with sail drive prop on my DF800 which I'd say is slightly underpowered in a blow. In hindsight, I should have got a 6hp.

Humphrey.

For folks' interest:

www.rigrite.com in the USA appear to supply all parts for the original isofurl roller reefing gear fitted to my early 90's DF 800.

A new bearing kit is $329

http://www.rigrite.com/furling/Isofurl/ ... _Main.html

Humphrey.

I appreciate this may now be too late for you but: a) I'd be interested in buying your profile if still available and b) there's a website in the US which states that all isofurl hardware is still available (although they are only contactable by fax so I haven't yet been able to verify). http://www....

can anyone plse sell me a second hand genoa for a dragonfly 800? Am based in the UK, solent.

thanks Humphrey.

Does anyone please know where I can replace the eye end fittings for the cockpit tent. They are stainless steel or possibly alloy and screwed to side coming and take the canopy end eye with a nut which bolts on to the fitting but which has sheared off.

thanks

Humphrey.

I third that opinion. Same happened to me and is likely to be the problem if you've run engine aground or had a rope caught around prop etc. or possibly just wear and tear. Removing the rubber bush is straightforward with a vice to hold prop whilst gently bashing out the bush and replacing.

Although this may not be issue here, and may be because my furler is rather mature, I've found that simply letting off the backstay tension allows me to roll in the headsail when it would otherwise stick - worth a try first..

Humphrey.

During the winter lay-up our boom appears to have walked....does anyone know of any second-hand ones for sale or have experience of best place to buy a replacement in the UK?

thanks.

My rudder's developed a wobble as bolts holding rudder bracket have worn in the GRP. Am thinking about expoxy and a stainless strip or something similar. Has anyone else got experience of this problem and any solution?

thanks.

Thanks, I now understand quorning do a stainless bracket for 188 euros + vat and post, think I'm going to go with a DIY wooden one. Am afraid I'm unable to upload the photo I got of the bracket.

kind regards,

Humphrey

I forgot to ask, is there any reason why you chose to mount the ST2000 on the starboard side (where it obscures nav light) rather than on port side (I'm guessing the ST200 can deal with mounting on both sides?)?

thanks

Humphrey.

thanks so much for this useful post. I'd like to fit an ST2000, can you plse tell me what extras you had to buy. Eg. is tiller bracket the 1, 2 or 3 inch please. Any other plugs etc. required which didn't come with the unit (which I've ordered but not yet received).

many thanks, Humphrey.

a slice of aluminium mast from a topper sailing dinghy works for the 800 and assume about same for your 920, can sometimes find bent ones available post turning turtle in the mud.

I've a wobbly towing eye through the bow (suspect from use as spinnaker pole downhaul attachment in addition to use for pulling onto trailer) and have no easy way of accessing eye's nuts on inside of hull. Has anyone managed to reach nuts by removing water tank or otherwise (eg, replacing eye with t...