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cclark
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Initially Posted - 04/17/2003 :  12:40:16  Show Profile  Visit cclark's Homepage
Does anyone know of a resource for the recommended tensions on our running rigging? I have seen references to visual alignment but no data for X lbs. Any advice is helpful.
Chris

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"Ora Serrata" '83 SK/TR
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Response Posted - 04/17/2003 :  13:32:09  Show Profile
Chris - are you a racer or a cruiser? It does make a difference!
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MattL
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Response Posted - 04/17/2003 :  16:21:34  Show Profile
If you are talking about running rigging, when it is windy tighten up as much as you can. If light winds loosen up outhauls and vangs. Also in light winds try to lean the boat to leeward to help fill the sails.
Standing rigging is something else and there have been plenty of discussion here. Is you sail old or new, heavy winds light winds, do you have weather helm or not, etc.

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cclark
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Response Posted - 04/17/2003 :  18:27:45  Show Profile  Visit cclark's Homepage
Sorry for the lack of information. I don't race, and I guess I meant the standing rigging. Most of my sailing is in light to moderate winds. I just got this boat from a bankruptcy sale. The forstay was in the process of being replaced when the repo guy's showed up, so my jib halyard is holding the mast from falling back.
Chris

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/17/2003 :  18:53:58  Show Profile
Chris,

There is an article titled <i>Mast Tuning</i> by Bill Holcomb in the Tech Tips section of this website that should get you close. Here's the link.

http://c25c250.best.vwh.net/restricted/snkmast.html

Additionally, the owner's manual has some information on stepping and tuning the mast. Here's that link.

http://c25c250.best.vwh.net/restricted/om88-3.html

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