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Joined: Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:15 am Posts: 104 Location: Kaneohe, Hawaii
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Mark, I have the trentec fitting and one of the other Tigers here has switched also. they had the stock H18 fitting and it will work but use a bolt instead of a clevis pin and ring because the forces will widen the U shaped H18 fitting. Also on the other Tiger they had to install the H20 bracket on the mast (larger with more rivets) as the bracket for the Tiger is smaller and would pull out the rivets. I think this is mostly due to the mast rotator being mounted on the mast above the boom which adds torque to the boom bracket on the mast. I would mount the rotator yoke on the mast base and run the rotator line out to the shrouds so you can make rotation adjustments while sailing out on the hull instead of having to go inboard to the boom to make any adjustments. Similar to the H20 not the H18. Makes it a little easier and faster around the weather mark if the skipper rotates the mast while the crew is pulling boards and getting the chute ready. on another note, are you planning on racing? next years F18 Nationals is in Sarasota!
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