I just bought an old F2 Lightning Race, EC Lite, and need some help figuring it
out, please!
The centerboard seems to have had some type of circular rubber gaskets in
the cassette that are broken up. Do I need to try to replace these? I also assume I can control the stiffness of centerboard action by tightening/loosening the plastic "nuts" which hold the cassette together on each side?
The mast track where you put the pin of the foot is marked "in/out", "500N" and"BLOCK". I see that" in/out" enables you to remove the pin and "block " locks it in, what about 500N ? Also, please tell me the use of the small diameter line extending a few inches at the front of the mast track? My
Mistral Escape has the same thing, what is it ?
Lastly, does anyone have the specs for this board and its construction?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Cindy
On Friday, 7 January 2000 10:00:00 UTC+2, Tufarnorth wrote:to make it fit, if it is a bit small snip it and seat it into the groove. I positioned the small gap toward the bottom to let the casette drain, also less chance of grit entering from the top.
I just bought an old F2 Lightning Race, EC Lite, and need some help figuring it
out, please!
The centerboard seems to have had some type of circular rubber gaskets in
the cassette that are broken up. Do I need to try to replace these? I also
assume I can control the stiffness of centerboard action by tightening/loosening the plastic "nuts" which hold the cassette together on each side?
The mast track where you put the pin of the foot is marked "in/out", "500N" and"BLOCK". I see that" in/out" enables you to remove the pin and "block " locks it in, what about 500N ? Also, please tell me the use of the
small diameter line extending a few inches at the front of the mast track? My
Mistral Escape has the same thing, what is it ?
Lastly, does anyone have the specs for this board and its construction?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Cindy
Solution for me was to use the rubber drive belt from a vacuum cleaner (powers the rotating brush). If you halve the belt lengthwise carefully with a blade, one belt can provide a gasket for both sides of the CB casette. Do not try to stretch the belt
On Saturday, 1 June 2019 11:16:19 UTC+2, innov...@gmail.com wrote:belt to make it fit, if it is a bit small snip it and seat it into the groove. I positioned the small gap toward the bottom to let the casette drain, also less chance of grit entering from the top.
On Friday, 7 January 2000 10:00:00 UTC+2, Tufarnorth wrote:
I just bought an old F2 Lightning Race, EC Lite, and need some help figuring it
out, please!
The centerboard seems to have had some type of circular rubber gaskets in
the cassette that are broken up. Do I need to try to replace these? I also
assume I can control the stiffness of centerboard action by tightening/loosening the plastic "nuts" which hold the cassette together on
each side?
The mast track where you put the pin of the foot is marked "in/out", "500N" and"BLOCK". I see that" in/out" enables you to remove the pin and "block " locks it in, what about 500N ? Also, please tell me the use of the
small diameter line extending a few inches at the front of the mast track? My
Mistral Escape has the same thing, what is it ?
Lastly, does anyone have the specs for this board and its construction? Thanks in advance for any help.
Cindy
Solution for me was to use the rubber drive belt from a vacuum cleaner (powers the rotating brush). If you halve the belt lengthwise carefully with a blade, one belt can provide a gasket for both sides of the CB casette. Do not try to stretch the
I hope this describes the CB issue better.
The f2 lightning CB has two rubber rings on either side of the CB cassette which provides friction
against the CB. The CB of earlier f2 lightnings contained a rubber that provided resistance against the
cassette surface. The 1989 f2 lighting design sees a circular rubber gasket fixed in a groove on either
side of the cassette, the CB has a teflon ring on wither side that mates with the exposed surface of the
gasket. CB pressure against the gasket can be adjusted using the pivot bolt.
This CB rubber gasket perishes, I found that a vacuum cleaner drive belt is an inexpensive solution.
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