Has anyone got any tips for improving cam rotation.
Have a 2011 7.8 Naish GP, which is a fantastic sail, low end power, stable and controllable when overpowered, but after a gybe have to finish off the bottom camber with a nudge with my foot. I'm use to it now, but would be good to not have to think about it. Have tried it with no spacers on all cams all season, and one spacer on the bottom cam today, but didn't make any difference. The cambers are very snappy, and need a good flick to get them to snap round to the other side. Cams are easy enough to rotate by hand with the sail lying on the beach.
It's rigged on recommended 460 Naish 60% mast to the spec'd downhaul settings. Haven't tried taking the downhaul past the recommended setting as I think this will depower the sail in the wind range I use it most. Batons are tensioned so the wrinkles just disappear.
Any tips would greatly appreciated.
i had a similiar issue with both of my Maui Sails cambered sails
one thing was certain - if the sail was new or hardly used, the issue was more prevalent ie seemed to go away with time/usage
not too much batten tension is definitely one good step
in order to relieve the issue i did the following:
put some lub on the cams - especially the bottom one - McLube or others
i just spray some on the cam if i can - or spray it on a rag and wipe it on cam
also tried more downhaul and outhaul
time and lubricant seemed to be bigger variables for me
NOT SURE ABOUT THE NAISH BUT THE EARLY PRYDE'S YOU COULD PUT SOME PACKING ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAM SO THE BATTEN HIT THE CAM EARLY AND HELPED THE FINNAL ROTATION
Had the same problem with my sail and found that backing off the tension on the bottom batten fixed it.
cheers, will try backing off the baton tension, more downhaul and McLube as a last resort.
