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Derek Crawford
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Initially Posted - 10/20/2001 :  17:23:52  Show Profile
I can't remember who was asking about rig tension - but I just returned from "This Side Up" - had to re-check the rig after last week's fierce winds. Using the FRONT scale on the Loos guage, mine read:- Uppers 33
Aft lower 20
Forward lo
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John Bixby
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Response Posted - 10/25/2001 :  11:35:14  Show Profile
This may help in tuning your rigging. The Loos shows a value that ie
33. This relates to a number on the Loos chart. The following are approximate break load values for 1 x19 SS rigging cable.
size break load Kg.
3mm 800
4 mm 1400
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 10/25/2001 :  17:53:51  Show Profile
Thanks for the post John. Unfortunately it doesn't help me! Being of English descent I don't like to work in metric and don't like to complicate things! As long as the rig is fast, balanced, and holds together I am happy. I've yet to see the need to conve
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 11/06/2001 :  17:03:07  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
Derek,

I have to agree with you. On the Evelyn that we race, we just want to make sure that the rig is tensioned equally. If need be, we will even use the wrong size loos guage, if its the only one laying around at a given time. After knowing how to
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goodone
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Response Posted - 11/06/2001 :  18:43:23  Show Profile
I understand about the TENSION on the rig, and that the mast needs to be vertical port and starboard, but as far as front to back rake: what is the fastest setup....vertical, forward rake or aft rake?
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 11/06/2001 :  20:24:22  Show Profile
Gene - my mast has about a 4" - 6" rake aft (I think just from the weight of the boom and pull of the topping lift). With the loose aft lowers, when we run downwind the mast straightens, the poled-out genoa gets much fuller and more powerful.
When we are
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