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03-13-2003, 01:59 PM
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| Spinnaker pole failures We've seen at least a couple of spinnaker pole failures during this America's Cup (Prada and NZ), what are the causes, the failure modes? Buckling or just tensile strenght?  |
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03-18-2003, 01:03 PM
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| As I recall, it's usually due to a lateral impact on the spar, as in slamming it against the forestay. Otherwise, the only stress they ever see is compression along the length, and that they can handle. I think... -Dan |
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