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--- boats:2685 [2014/03/16 13:41] – [Loco Perro] Torchy
+++ boats:2685 [2023/03/15 15:24] (current) – [2685] oliver_morrell
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 ====== Loco Perro ======
 **//'Yo no soy un numero!'//**
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 'I am not a number'
-Loco Perro is Spanish for Mad Dog (probably)
+Loco Perro is Spanish for Mad Dog
-**March 2014**
-Decisions have been made on the first stage and Loco's prototype lifting foil will be laminated soon. The design philosophy is one of simplicity   (no active control of the main foil with e.g. a wand system) and foil assist, rather than the emphasis being on continuous, full foiling.
-The front lifting foil will be mounted on the daggerboard 64cm from the top of the board (45cm below the hull, with provision for raising the board) and will be fixed, though provision and a plan has been made for adjustment at a later date if necessary. Adjustment of the pitch of the boat will be controlled by the rudder T-foil using a pulley system for coarse control and a worm gear for fine adjustment. Loco has a gantry which can freely hinge downwards and I am hoping that if the T-foil is set to lose positivity before the front foil, the stern will dip first and touch down will be a pancake not a nose dive. Additionally a powerful, adjustable shock cord, preventing the gantry hinging too far down and the T-foil becoming neutral, should give the T-foil responsiveness which may, just may, mimic the use of a wand on a foiling moth by controlling pitch and adjusting the lift on the main foil. It is possible this will make full foiling achievable, though the main function initially is to control touch down or even avoid full foiling ie foil assist.
-Here goes! We should hit the water with this by sometime in August.
-**September 2013**
-The nationals came and went. Beautiful sunny weather but not much wind. We have moved on from last year...just. Some photos below (If they're not appearing just click on the blue box with a question mark)
-**The next phase is foiling**
-Quite a few boats in the Cherub class are looking at adding a second lifting foil which could see some boats lift fully off the water onto hydrofoils. Though the single-handed, single-sailed Moth has done this for several years, many feel this will not be reliably achievable in a relatively complex boat like the Cherub. In Loco Perro we are aiming for foil-assist or 'skimming'. Anyone successful in developing a workable system, usable across a wide range of wind conditions, could do very well next year. The race is on...
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+==== Gallery ====
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 ====== 2685 ======
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   * Name: [[boats:2685]]
   * Designs: [[designs:Big Issue]] (National 12-based design)
   * Builder: [[http://www.aardvarkracing.co.uk/ |Ardvark Racing]]
-  * Construction: Foam Carbon converted to 2005 rules with C-Tec rig and Redeye or Fyfe sails. Loco Perro was the first Cherub to take to the water under 2005 rules and has a hull designed by Phil Morrison based on his Big Issue National 12, lovely looking boat on the water.
+  * Construction: Foam Carbon converted to 2005 rules with C-Tech rig and Redeye or Fyfe sails. Loco Perro was the first Cherub to take to the water under 2005 rules and has a hull designed by Phil Morrison based on his Big Issue National 12, lovely looking boat on the water.
   * Location: [[Bournville]]