Model Boat Mayhem

The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Yachts and Sail => Topic started by: wullie/mk2 on June 02, 2011, 12:48:47 pm

Title: Robbe Sirius RS 32 or Graupner Trueblue
Post by: wullie/mk2 on June 02, 2011, 12:48:47 pm

Hi all, chewing over which of these two yachts to buy. Any comments or experiences would be very much appreciated.

Title: Re: Robbe Sirius RS 32 or Graupner Trueblue
Post by: hdserv on June 02, 2011, 01:03:13 pm

Just finished building a Graupner Truebule very easy build seams to be quite a strong boat for wind speed upto force 3
Change the rigging and sheeting lines to dacron sea line apart from that built as standard
will be in the water next weekend
Jim

Title: Re: Robbe Sirius RS 32 or Graupner Trueblue
Post by: wullie/mk2 on June 02, 2011, 01:10:50 pm

Hi Jim, thanks for the reply. Is Dacron a fishing line? I will be interested to hear how things go on the water.

Cheers, Terry.

Title: Re: Robbe Sirius RS 32 or Graupner Trueblue
Post by: hdserv on June 02, 2011, 02:46:47 pm

Hi dacron is fishing line it is smoother then the line in the kit you can get dacron sea line from nylet sail use 50lbs breaking
Jim

Title: Re: Robbe Sirius RS 32 or Graupner Trueblue
Post by: Dekan on June 02, 2011, 05:53:10 pm

My friend's Robbe Sirius has been sailed in winds gusting up to force 6.....

I have been told a True Blue builder that they will sail in more than the recommended wind speed... but you have to rebuild the sails and rig to do it and that they tend to "porpoise" on the standard rigging anyway.