What am I looking at in this pic of an X-Yacht?

[2slow]

photo 38 under full specs, what is that?

http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatMergedDetails.jsp?boat_id=2089622&ybw=&units=Feet&currency=USD&access=Public&listing_id=1797&url=

 

[The Advocate]

Backstay wheel. Just a different way of gaining purchase.

 

[sailorbob]

It's called a Magic Wheel Adjuster 100:1 for the back stay!

 

[Nomenclature]

That's the 'Portal',

you go through it and you come out

on the other side...

and suddenly you are on a Wally 100 in the Med,

crewed by topless Super Models.

 

[jessehenry]

That's the 'Portal',

you go through it and you come out

on the other side...

and suddenly you are on a Wally 100 in the Med,

crewed by topless Super Models.

what happens if you go through it the other way?

 

[2slow]

That's the 'Portal',

you go through it and you come out

on the other side...

and suddenly you are on a Wally 100 in the Med,

crewed by topless Super Models.

what happens if you go through it the other way?

gay porn set from the 1970's

WOW! 100:1 damn. Thats cool, I have never seen one before

 

[ctutmark]

http://www.sailtek.org.uk/USERIMAGES/2004%20Frederiksen%20Catalogue%20pg160.pdf

 

[NyJboat]

It's called a Magic Wheel Adjuster 100:1 for the back stay!

Its a pain in the ass. If you release the backstay too fast it unwinds off the drum onto the shaft and you loose control of the backstay entirely.

 

[CowboyKell]

That's the 'Portal',

you go through it and you come out

on the other side...

and suddenly you are on a Wally 100 in the Med,

crewed by topless Super Models.

what happens if you go through it the other way?

gay porn set from the 1970's

That wins the funniest shit of the week award.

please make a selection from Teaky's man bag.

 

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That's the 'Portal',

you go through it and you come out

on the other side...

and suddenly you are on a Wally 100 in the Med,

crewed by topless Super Models.

what happens if you go through it the other way?

gay porn set from the 1970's

That wins the funniest shit of the week award.

please make a selection from Teaky's man bag.

+1

 

[Icedtea]

You could break stuff pretty easily with 100:1

 

[Pehrst]

It's called a Magic Wheel Adjuster 100:1 for the back stay!

Its a pain in the ass. If you release the backstay too fast it unwinds off the drum onto the shaft and you loose control of the backstay entirely.

Have one on mine, owned it for 10 years. Never once has it come off. Sailed a bit on a IMX-45, and yes, not as trouble free. Not certain what the difference is though.

 

[jrpytlak]

It's called a Magic Wheel Adjuster 100:1 for the back stay!

Its a pain in the ass. If you release the backstay too fast it unwinds off the drum onto the shaft and you loose control of the backstay entirely.

Had it happen once. Also sucks if you want a ton of backstay on fairly quick.

 

[CrushDigital]

Is there a way to go double ended with one of these systems?

 

[President Eisenhowler]

It's kind of cool because the amount of mechanical advantage changes as you pull on more backstay - I'm not sure what's in the innards - I think you are winding the primary line onto a cone or something like that.

 

[Rain Man]

I had a similar POS backstay adjuster on my boat when I bought it. Getting rid of it and replacing with a standard multi-part purchase was the best thing I did. I was forever crawling into the transom to clear tangles when the rope fell off the drum.

Its a good idea, but it fails in the KISS department.

dash

 

[Texas Strong]

Is there a way to go double ended with one of these systems?

I thought you were madly in love with cascades?

 

[Jambalaya]

First saw this on a X35 - struck me as a pain in the arse, something else to go wrong. What happens offshore if there is someone in the bunk or gear falls into it ?

 

[SPORTSCAR]

We have just completed a successful Winter Series here on an X-35 and have never had any problem with the backstay adjustment system. My wife trims main and adjusts the backstay with no problem at all - it's a clever system and it works very well. Agree it should have a protective cover of some sort if sailing offshore and sleeping in the stbd quarter berth - an easy fix with some sailcloth and velcro.