Tri Fli Information wanted

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Arcprof
Arcprof
QLD
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QLD, 7 posts
26 Sep 2015 7:59am
I've just got hold of one of these 80's trimarans. If anybody has a copy of the owner's manual or other guide that expalins how the boat was originally rigged, it would be greatly appreciated. Any close up photos would help. I did do the google thing but didn't turn up much.

Cheers,
Jim
Ramona
Ramona
NSW
7757 posts
NSW, 7757 posts
26 Sep 2015 5:41pm
Arcprof said..
I've just got hold of one of these 80's trimarans. If anybody has a copy of the owner's manual or other guide that expalins how the boat was originally rigged, it would be greatly appreciated. Any close up photos would help. I did do the google thing but didn't turn up much.

Cheers,
Jim


Use Google images.

www.boatdesign.net/threads/planing-trimarans.14047/page-21
Gets a mention in the second thread.

Welcome to the forum.
plywoodboy
plywoodboy
QLD
140 posts
QLD, 140 posts
26 Sep 2015 7:55pm
Congrats!
I reckon the TriFli was one of those boats that were a design so far ahead of its time that it was ahead of the materials they built it out of. The hull design is cool, not that different to a Weta, but the stayless dacron sailed rig with wishbone boom just needed to be carbon and mylar sail and there would be a million out there now.
My advice (and happy to be corrected on any of this) is to sail her exactly as is, then gradually stiffen some of the bits up, and don't be afraid to add shrouds to stiffen the whole thing up.
No instructions other than start in under 10 knots, sorry.
Good luck!
Peter
Arcprof
Arcprof
QLD
7 posts
QLD, 7 posts
28 Sep 2015 8:55am
Thanks for that Peter. My Tri Fli has shrouds and the mast step cup in the deck is so oversize it looks as if it was never designed to hold up an unstayed mast. Maybe there were some variations in the design along the way? Cheers, Jim
Jethrow
Jethrow
NSW
1282 posts
NSW, 1282 posts
28 Sep 2015 8:17pm
I sailed one many moons ago and it had stays too. Maybe there were a few variations?
Gizmo
Gizmo
SA
2865 posts
SA, 2865 posts
29 Sep 2015 2:23pm
I have a TriFli and yes it needs a stayed mast. The mast step is not long enough to hold the mast in position 'While sailing'
Zeus2
Zeus2
QLD
10 posts
QLD, 10 posts
30 Sep 2015 7:12pm
Hey Gizmo

Are the Gizmo of Blokarting fame

Seems that there are a number of development of this class. Found the stainless outrigger frame badly corroded on arcprofs

Any other comments as this will be sailed in the ocean off Mackay.

Zeus
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