Robert I think you might have learned the hard way about what rig tune means in that race we had with the K25 when we got whooped big time, especially on stbd tack...no good at all if the mast isn't plumb, right???
I am not sure if anyone can feel tension as accurately as the gage does it and the less expensive Loos gage for wire rigging ain't too bad either...i like it, at least it tells me stbd is the same tension as port but you have to use it right...everybody here, don't ever underestimate the importance of rig tune for performance, and that means perfromance as a function of expected wind strength and as wind strength varies so does optimum rig tension on these older boats, especially for pointing...y'all have to find out the hard way by experimenting with your own craft...a gage is essential for that experiment...Rob has the right gear for tuning rod rigging, he sets his rig up year after year for what works best on his 32, he doesn't race Azura so he doesn't vary his optimum rig tension for wind conditions all that ofeten, maybe a little more tension when the heavy fall winds hit here...no matter he likes what he got and that's OK until another 32 on the same point of sail blows him away...everyone is still learning, me, you and him too, get a gage and have some fun experimenting...watch you angle to apparent wind and your speed over ground on the GPS!!! Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 4:40 PM, robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > On everything up top on the standing rigging, I now use only SS cotter > pins.....this is because on several occasions, and I can not explain how it > happened, the split rings vanished. Luckily, nothing fell down before the > missing split ring was detected. I have no explanation how the split rings > disappeared but I do know that since being replaced with cotter pins, there > has not been been a missing pin. > > The thread Subject is "rig tuning"......on that note I have rod rigging > and a Loos RT10 tuning gauge is a must for me......I can't pull on shrouds > and tell how much tension is there. Now someone will chime in and tell me > to measure my threads in the turnbuckles. But how do you initially do that > without a reference point with the benefit of a gauge. > > When we were campaigning our Kirby 25, we made rig adjustments depending > on the conditions. We still used a Loos gauge to take the guessing out of > the equation. > > I shouldn't admit this but I will.....on my shroud turnbuckles, I use the > small plastic pull/lock strings (or whatever they are called). Once I get > my rig tuned early in the Spring after a few sails, it stays that way all > season unless I adjust it after periodic checking with the Loos gauge and > sighting the mast, of course. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > With the cover just removed and no launch date set yet. > > > > > On 2015-04-28 2:02 PM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List wrote: > > Tim, > > How often do you make adjustments? Do you have a tension gauge for rod > rigging? > > Joel > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Tim Goodyear via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I got those (wrap pins) last year - and am very happy with them - no >> sharp edges, no messing around with rigging tape to make adjustments. >> >> Tim >> Mojito >> C&C 35-3 >> Branford, CT >> >> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 9:03 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >>> Might give these a try too. >>> >>> >>> http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|10918|2303303|2303306&id=2546248 >>> On Apr 28, 2015 9:48 AM, "Pete Shelquist via CnC-List" < >>> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> >>>> A comment was made to me the other day that if an insurance company >>>> sees split rings at the rigs turnbuckles (vs cotter pins) that coverage >>>> will be null and void. I found nothing in my policy stating this detail. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Anyone else ever hear of this? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Pete >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> Email address: >>>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>>> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >>>> bottom of page at: >>>> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Email address: >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >>> bottom of page at: >>> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address:CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at:http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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