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    Posted: 18 November 2024 at 18:31
Does anybody have any experience with changing over to a sheeted jib on the 415/418?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote spam Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 November 2024 at 13:27
I have been wondering about the same.   Especially in light weather, I think a larger jib might make a lot of difference going up wind.   Would be very interested to hear from anyone with a sheeted jib

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I put a carbon jib on my 415....made an enormous difference to upwind sailing but tends to be overpowered above 15 / 18 knots ...has been a godsend racing 
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Considering this also for my 348. The challenge is our shrouds on both models are outboard, so did you run the sheets inside or outside the shrouds? Inside: the increase in sail area would be less. Outside: the ability to run close to the wind might be less. How much sail area, by percentage, did you gain, versus the self tacker? Thanks and happy holidays!
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The jib has to go inside the shrouds ...there should be aluminium plates beneath the coach house gel coat ...there should increase in sail area isn't huge , I believe it's a 101% jib...but the carbon stiffness and sheeting to almost the deck makes a big difference...the trick is to find and map the position of those plates in the Gelcoat ...I used a serious metal detains mapped it out the drilled and tapped the plate using Seldon tracks ...be careful 

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I used this to locate the aluminum backing plates:  https://www.zircon.com/tools/metalliscanner-m40/
It worked amazingly well and mapped out plates that exactly matched the Hanse drawing dimensions.
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Hi Cable Car,

In the 418 there are no aluminium reinforcements in the deck next to the raised cabin.
On a beam/broad reach you could attach a block to the shroud connections and run a sheet from jib - extra block - aft winch. This improves you sail position quite a bit. 
We actually use the self-tacking jib the most, and on beam/broad reach with max TWS 12/18 knots we use a Furlstrom sail from Elvstrom. Fantastic addition, it's been our Turbo on may sailing trips.

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Henk is right, whilst the 415 did have reinforcement, as far as I’m aware there is none in the 418 for some reason. But I have seen video of a 418 with a Genoa (I’d guess around 105%) so somebody has managed to do it. I assume they reinforced the underside of the deck by removing the headliner, but how they tie that to it through the halliard covers is a mystery. I’ll try and upload a picture 
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I was able to track down the owner of Vellamo just before Christmas. He is in New Zealand. When he gets a chance, he said he will get me some photos of the jib track installation on his boat. Fingers crossed. I'll update what I get when I get it.

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