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SUMMARY : ITA

- WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ADJUST A RIGGER WITH ITS OAR ? Impalare???

- WHY SHOULD WE SET A RIGGER WITH ITS OAR? Perche’???

- RULES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR PROPER MEASUREMENT Regole???

- HOW DOES AN OAR HAVE TO BE CHECKED ? Remo???

- HOW CAN WE CHANGE THE PTCH OF THE BLADE? Dove???

- HOW CAN WE ADJUST THE PIN? Direzione???

- HOW CAN WE CHANGE THE PITCH OF THE PIN ? Come???

- MEASUREMENT DEVICES Strumenti

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-WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ADJUST A RIGGER WITH ITS OAR?

FIRST OF ALL TO ASSIGN A PITCH ANGLE

( ALFA ) IN THE CATCH AND FINISH

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- WHY SHOULD WE ADJUST A RIGGER AND ITS OAR ?

OBVIOUSLY THE OAR HAS TO BE PLACED IN THE WATER WITH THE

BLADE WHICH DURING THE STROKE DOESN’T SINK OR COME OUT.
THEREFORE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO ASSIGN AN
ACCURATE POSITION TO THE BLADE.

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-RULES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR A PROPER MEASUREMENT Engineering

THE MEASUREMENT HAS TO BE MADE OUT

OF THE WATER, REPRODUCING THE
REAL CONDITIONS OF THE STROKE.
THEREFORE WE SHOULD CONSIDER
THAT:

ALFA
1. OAR HANDLE IS IN THE REAL
POSITION
2. THE BLADE ANGLE IN THE CATCH
POSITION
3. THE BLADE ANGLE IN THE FINISH
POSITION
4. THE CONTACT BETWEEN SLEEVE AND
OARLOCK IS CORRECT
5. THE MEASUREMENT HAS TO BE
REPEATABLE IN ORDER TO REDUCE
MISTAKES TO THE LEAST

Look at them separately

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RULES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR A PROPER MEASUREMENT Engineering

THE SINKING OF THE OAR IN THE WATER

THE HEIGHT OF THE OAR DURING THE

MEASUREMENT HAS TO BE EQUIVALENT
TO THE REAL POSITION IN THE WATER

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- RULES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR A PROPER MEASUREMENT Engineering

CORRECT CONTACT BETWEEN SLEEVE

AND OARLOCK
THE CONTACT BETWEEN OARLOCK AND
SLEEVE HAS TO BE ENSURED

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- RULES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR A PROPER MEASUREMENT Engineering

RESPECTING THE ANGLES OF CATCH AND

FINISH

THE ANGLES AT THE CATCH AND THE FINISH

HAVE TO BE THE REAL.
IT’S NECESSARY TO HAVE THE POSSIBILITY
TO REAPEAT THE MEASUREMENT SO TO
ENSURE ACCURATE CHECKS

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-RULES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR A PROPER MEASUREMENT Engineering

REPETITION OF THE MEASUREMENT

WE MUST ALWAYS TAKE THE MEASUREMENT

ON THE BLADE IN THE SAME WAY AND IN THE
SAME POSITION

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- HOW CAN WE CHECK THE OAR ?
SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OARS, THE FIRST THING TO
DO, BEFORE GOING ON, IS TO CHECK POSITION OF THE
BLADE IN COMPARISON TO THE SLEEVE

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- HOW CAN WE CHECK THE OAR ?
WE CAN USE THE DEVICES SUPPLIED BY CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES
SPECIALISING IN OARS OR MORE SIMPLY A LEVELLED BENCH; WHERE WE LEAN
THE BLADE, AND WITH A LEVEL WE CHECK THE CORRECT POSITION OF THE
SLEEVE.
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A PROPER BLADE PITCH IT IS ESSENTIAL TO CONTROL THE
CREW’S OARS AND THAT THE OARS ARE THE SAME.

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- HOW CAN WE CHANGE THE PITCH OF THE Filippi
BLADE? Engineering

IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE PITCH OF THE BLADE THERE ARE TWO POINTS TO
CONSIDER :

¾ THE OARLOCK

¾THE RIGGER’S PIN

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- HOW CAN WE ADJUST THE PIN? Engineering

IF WE LIKE :

CONSTANT PITCH OF THE BLADE AT THE CATCH

AND THE FINISH VERTICAL
PIN

VERTICAL PIN

LATERAL
PITCH DIFFERENT PITCH OF THE BLADE AT THE
CATCH AND THE FINISH

PIN WITH LATERAL PITCH

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VERTICAL PIN – COSTANT PITCH AT THE CATCH

AND AT THE FINISH
DIFFERENCE CATCH - FINISH = 0
VERTICAL
PIN

TO CHANGE THE PITCH OF THE BLADE (IN

CATCH AND FINISH ) WE CAN ONLY WORK
ON THE OARLOCK, CHANGING THE BLUE
BUSHINGS

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- HOW CAN WE ADJUST THE PIN? Engineering

PIN WITH LATERAL PITCH

DIFFERENT PITCH OF THE BLADE LATERAL
PITCH
BETWEEN THE CATCH AND FINISH

STARTING FROM THE VERTICAL PIN, IF WE MOVE THE PIN IN DIRECTION :

E) WE INCREASE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CATCH

AND FINISH
G) WE REDUCE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CATCH AND
FINISH B F C
F) WE INCREASE THE DEGREES AT THE CATCH AND
FINISH
H) WE REDUCE THE DEGREES AT THE CATCH AND E G
FINISH

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HOW CAN WE ADJUST THE PIN ? Engineering

IF WE MOVE THE PIN IN DIRECTION:

B) WE INCREASE THE DEGREES AT THE CATCH –

(BLADE TENDS TO COME OUT)

D) WE REDUCE THE DEGREES AT THE CATCH

ATTACCO –( BLADE TENDS TO SINK)

A) WE REDUCE THE DEGREES IN THE FINISH --

(BLADE TENDS TO SINK)

C) WE INCREASE THE DEGREES IN THE FINISH – B F C

(BLADE TENDS TO COME OUT)

E G

A
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- HOW CAN WE PITCH THE PIN ? Engineering

ALUMINIUM RIGGER DIRECTION F - H BLUE BUSHINGS

TRADITIONAL 3-4 STAYS OR WING

DIRECTION E - G DIRECTION B - D IMPOSSIBLE

DIRECTION A - C

B F C

E G

A
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- HOW CAN WE PITCH THE PIN ?

THE LATERAL WASHERS ALLOW US TO

PITCH THE PIN.
THE CONICAL WASHERONLY HAS TWO
MOUNTING OPTIONS ON THE RIGGER; ONE
OPPOSITE EACH OTHER.
THERE ARE 3 DIFFERENT DEGREES OF
INCLINATION:
0.5 DEGREES – 1 DEGREE – 2 DEGREES
IN ORDER TO PITCH A PIN WE NEED 2
THEY HAVE TO BE MOUNTED AS IN THE
PICTURE: ONE UP AND ONE DOWN THE
PIN.
THEY MUST BE MOUNTED IN OPPOSITE
DIRECTION

The washers with their marks are

oriented in the opposite direction

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 - HOW CAN WE PITCH THE PIN ? Filippi
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ALUMINIUM RIGGER
TRADITIONAL 3-4 STAYS OR WING

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE THE

PIN IN THESE DIRECTIONS
A–B–C-D

THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO B F C

BEND THE RIGGER,
COMPROMISING ITS
STRUCTURE
E G

A
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- HOW CAN WE PITCH THE PIN ? Engineering

THE PIN HAS ALL THE DEGREES OF

TUBULAR CARBON RIGGER
FREEDOM IT NEEDS FOR A BLADE
ALIANTE CARBON RIGGER
PITCHING WITHAUT LIMITS

MOVING SIMPLY ONE

DIRECTION E -G SCREW, WE MAKE FREE AN
DIRECTION F -H HOLD PIN HILT(”C”) WHICH
DIRECTION B -D GETS TOTALLY
DIRECTION A -C ADJUSTABLE

B F C

E G

A
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- HOW CAN WE PITCH THE PIN ? Engineering

THE PIN HAS ALL THE DEGREES OF

WING CARBON RIGGERS
FREEDOM IT NEEDS TO PITCH A BLADE
WITHOUT LIMITS

MOVING SIMPLY TWO

DIRECTION E -G SCREWS WE MAKE FREE
DIRECTION F -H THE PIN WHICH GETS
DIRECTION B -D ADJUSTABLE WITHOUT
DIRECTION A -C LIMITS

B F C

E G

A
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- ADVANTAGES- DISADVANTAGES Engineering

IT IS POSSIBLE TO PITCH THE BLADE

WITHOUT LIMITS

TO PITCH THE BLADE IT IS NOT NECESSARY

TUBULAR CARBON RIGGER TO DISMANTLE THE OARLOCK, WE DON’T
ALIANTE CARBON RIGGER NEED THE BLUE BUSHINGS
WING CARBON RIGGER THE METHOD IS FAST AND RELIABLE

FRAGILITY AND CARE DURING THE

HANDLING\ ADJUSTMENT

THE PIN HAS ONLY 2 DEGREES OF

FREEDOM / MOVEMENT
ALUMINIUM WE MUST DISMANTLE THE OARLOCK EACH
TRADITIONAL OR WING
TIME WE WANT TO CHANGE THE BLADE
PITCH
WE MUST DISMANTLE THE PIN EACH
TIME WE WANT TO ADJUST THE
LATERAL PITCH

EASY TO ADJUST
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THE PITCH METER

IS USED TO PUT THE PIN IN A VERTICAL
POSITION USING THE GRADUATED SCALE
TO EASILY PLACE THE PIN 1/2/3 LATERAL
DEGREES
It can easily be used to gauge the
position of the pin before and after and
the change of the settings of the
rigger’s.

Inclinometer
It allows us to gauge the degrees of the
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