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Subject: RE: [worldcruising] Rigging Tension
From: Ray Thackeray (rayt@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sun Jul 14 2002 - 02:12:02 EDT
"Don't exceed 25% of the breaking strength."
This advice is, for all practical purposes, useless.
I have found the best way is to loosen all shrouds and stays, and apply
tension to the masthead(s) - basically, start a the uppers and work your
way down. Look up the sticks to see if they are straight and in column,
and if they are, that's a good start. You don't need a lot of tension on
the stays and shrouds, but enough so that they are not loose and floppy.
You can buy tension meters, but my experience is that they don't really
impart much information, just look for "hand tight when you swing on the
wires".
Then tighten the lowers, again so that the wire feels hand tight when
you pull it, not like a guitar string. Look up the mast(s) again and
check they are still in column.
When you go sailing, with stainless stell rigging, as long as they are
not loose and floppy on the leeward side, you're all set. But they will
definitely feel slacker on the leeward side when heeled over. If the
wires are drum tight over the entire rig on either point of sail, then
you know you have set things up with too much tension.
The bottom line, and ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE - is the mast straight and in
column while under sail? If so, and as long as you are not driving the
stick through the keel through overtightening, you're all set.
Sounds simple, doesn't it? It is.
Cheers,
Ray
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Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Rigging Tension
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