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ROFLOL yeah its got auto and manual! Let us know how that auto works out for yahI didn't think this block HAD an auto-ratchet mode. I thought it was ratchet-on or ratchet-off. This might well explain why I was having trouble. Obviously, I need to read the directions again.
PS: your rudder blade is all boxed up, I just have to drop it off at UPS.
I used the block in auto-ratchet mode last night.
It's shoreline lake in Mountain View and it was a pretty typical night. Let's say 15 avg, lulls to 10, big lulls to 5 or less, gusts to 20.What were the conditions on the water? How much breeze?
Just an update on the Ronstan Orbit - Mine stopped functioning about a week ago, I wish I could tell you exactly how many hours of use, a rough guess is somewhere between 150-200 hours. I used the block only in auto-ratchet mode.
It started with the ratchet not engaging, just freewheeling. Naturally this was happening with the wind blowing 20+ With less load, it was occasionally working correctly, but then completely stop functioning after another 2 hours of use...
I am using a 6 yr old Rooster 7mm sheet with the Orbit - I don't see any accellerated wear on mine after approx 200 hours racing.
Normally when stuff breaks after just a year, I just blow it off and buy another.
But with a newly introduced product like this, you might want to go the extra step of sending the broken ones off to Ronstan so they can figure out what's up and make improvements. If the thing isn't up to the job, they should get a fair crack at fixing it.
Was my post seriously removed?
Normally when stuff breaks after just a year, I just blow it off and buy another.
But with a newly introduced product like this, you might want to go the extra step of sending the broken ones off to Ronstan so they can figure out what's up and make improvements. If the thing isn't up to the job, they should get a fair crack at fixing it.
Say for some odd reason, if I wanted the block in Manual mode, How would I get the switch to stay in ratchet mode?