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[QUOTE=Skidoo55;2798250]Here are some pictures of the attachment of the shrouds.  I had some turnbuckles that are used in pull-pull setups on planes.  I was missing the middle threaded barrel on two of them, but a piece of nyrod also works.  You can see it on the center shroud.  I don't like the way that I have them attached to the anchor points on the boat.  It is some of the previously mentioned spider wire, looped around a few times and tied off.  The problem with it is that you have to adjust each side of the turnbuckle independently, as both sides can turn.  Otherwise, it's fine, and has more than enough strength.

The turnbuckles make the mast much more tunable, but I have my eye out for better ones than what I'm using.  I found a few, but they were quite large, and I really didn't like how they looked.

In the last picture, you can see the way that the stock metal ring attaches the stock sail to the mast.  It's too tight and won't let the sail rotate around on the mast.  This has to go!  I like the way that the Okanagan guys created a simple jig to set the sails to a fixed distance from the mast.[/QUOTE]

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12-11-2016 09:33 AM
imported_rnst2	Re: Thunder Tiger Victoria Build Thread where to find replacement sails? non-oem if there is. thanks.
10-13-2016 12:05 AM
Gray	Re: Thunder Tiger Victoria Build Thread I did put all the Longbow add on's and it was worth the extra
03-20-2016 03:25 PM
Skidoo55	Re: Thunder Tiger Victoria Build Thread I was back at it today. I made some rigging changes this morning, which is an improvement, but still room for improvement. The good news is that I have learned something that needs to be considered in the setup both times that I sailed it. Today, the wind was very light at first. During this time, I discovered that in light breezes, the boat takes a while to convert sideways motion into forward motion, but once it starts to, it picks up in a hurry. To put it into perspective, I'm a pretty good swimmer, and if I was using flippers, I don't think that I could catch it when the wind comes on a bit. I'm amazed at how similar it looks and sails as compared to a full size boat. For my 2nd hour, the wind was picking up quite a bit, but definitely not steady. Sailing it definitely involved a lot of stick movements, to keep the sails trimmed, and stay on course. It keeps you busy, that's for sure! What a blast. I'm pretty sure that I'm not going to get bored of sailing.
03-20-2016 01:19 PM
bensidus197217	Re: Thunder Tiger Victoria Build Thread Great picture it gives a good idea that the boat was clipping right along!
03-20-2016 07:26 AM
OLD PRAIRIE RED NECK	Re: Thunder Tiger Victoria Build Thread Nice! No I didn't have the issues you are with the supplied string so perhaps it is the bow string. Is it waxed? A buddy gave me some bow string and it has a very sticky wax coating.
03-19-2016 03:29 PM
Skidoo55	Re: Thunder Tiger Victoria Build Thread The pond is thawed, and I maidenned it! AWESOME! It isn't very windy today, and where my pond is it's kind of sheltered, so the breeze wasn't very steady, swirled around a lot. but when it did pick up a bit, the boat is surprisingly fast, and it is FAR from easy. The good new is that if you do make a mistake, the boat usually stops, as opposed to what planes do when you make a mistake. Very Handy! I did learn a few things. My sail rigging sucks, it keeps getting twisted up on itself. I think that the stock rigging line is probably better for the sail rigging than the bow serving string that I tried. There is also a ring that the main sheet goes threw, and it is held in place by three adjustable lines. Something needs to be improved with this, but I have to think about it for a while. Oh, and the number one change required, The metal mast rings that hold the sails on don't work for beans. They are too tight, and won't let the sail rotate on the mast, which totally ruins the shape of the sail. Now I have to repeatedly tell myself, "I only need one boat, I only want one boat".
03-15-2016 04:53 PM
Skidoo55	Re: Thunder Tiger Victoria Build Thread Check out great hobbies to see if they have any in stock. I saw one in Flightcraft in Kitchener, but it was $100 more than what I paid at Great Hobbies. Overall, the kit was good to build. Just enough tedious stuff to make you angry, but not enough to make you shelf the thing. I'm hoping to try it in a few weekends when the temps come back up a bit.
03-15-2016 08:28 AM
Jimmy P	Re: Thunder Tiger Victoria Build Thread I never thought i'd be interested in one of these, but.... you've caught my attention. That is a really nice looking boat, excellent job putting it together. Now you've sparked an interest here as well.
03-14-2016 07:21 PM
Skidoo55	Re: Thunder Tiger Victoria Build Thread Not much ice left on the pond! It won't be long now!!! WHOOHOO!
03-14-2016 12:37 PM
bensidus197217	Re: Thunder Tiger Victoria Build Thread Thanks Mervin. I look forward to learning about sailing this summer, it will likely be something I can really get my teeth into and add it to my other hobby addictions!
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