I have a 1971 C&C 35 mk1 with an old style rig tension gauge (see pics as follow.... https://www.dropbox.com/sc/y2fsam4l5vrvz7v/AAAzwvyuC7njm3lEGi3xNJ1Sa Anyone have instructions on how to use this old style gauge? It has a scale reading from 1 to about 3.
Cheers, James ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Reinardy via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: firewa...@reinardy.us Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 12:29:36 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Rod Rigging Tension C&C 32 All, I can share my recent experience on this. I had Loos gauges for my old Catalina with stranded rigging and came to like having that piece of mind. When I bought my C&C with rod, I had trouble with the cost of the RT-10 and did not buy one for several years. I put out an inquiry several weeks ago and Harry Hallgring from the list was kind enough to ship me his gauge to try. It turned out that in previous years I was nowhere near tight enough doing it by feel, the gauge gave me the confidence to tighten them down properly. I can confirm that it has made a substantial difference in how the boat sails and eliminated some issues we had with differences between tacks. I was also surprised at how quickly the tension changes with rod as Rob points out below. Once you get to a certain tension, the gauge moves rapidly with only a little movement of the turnbuckle. Long story short, I am now sold on the value of the RT-10, though it still seems like a lot to pay. I started looking for a used one, but came across new ones at the Binnacle's US site ( http://us.binnacle.com/product_info.php?products_id=9150 ) for $426, no tax and free shipping. That seemed too good to pass up and I was not sure how long it would last, so I am now the owner of an RT-10. Jim Reinardy C&C 30-2 "Firewater" Milwaukee, WI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Stus-List Rod Rigging Tension C&C 32 From: Dave S via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Date: Wed, June 14, 2017 7:55 am To: "C&c Stus List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Dave S < syerd...@gmail.com > Thanks. I lack both experience and empirical data, (no gauge) so your input really helps. I suspect that I simply did not set it up correctly initially. Last week's sail was in 14-16kts, gusts to 19, rare-ish here, a fair bit of "bash and crash" and first time this season, so any microbends certainly got unbent, and the unseated was seated. Dave ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: robert < robertabb...@eastlink.ca > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bcc: Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:55:31 -0300 Subject: Stus-List Rod Rigging Tension C&C 32 Dave: I can't add much to what Josh has stated. Each Spring, the mast is stepped, I set the rig tensioned the same as every year.....even if my boat sits at the dock, the shroud tension will ease a bit...maybe as much as 100 lbs. or 5% to 7% of the initial tension. One half turn on my turnbuckle is not a lot of 'actual distance' gained or losed.....as Josh says "a micro bend"..... however, if I leave the gauge on the shroud when the turnbuckle is tightened or loosened, it will move the gauge accordingly. Without the Loos RT 10, I am merely guessing the rig tension......under tensioning is obvious when you take the boat out under sail.....over tensioning is not as easy to detect. I come from a racing background where rig tension is paramount.....we were constantly adjusting it to suit the conditions on race day......sometimes up and down between races on the same day While I don't race AZURA, old habits like rig tensioning has remained with me. Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2017-06-13 5:45 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List wrote: <blockquote> "How do I gauge?" - this is the argument for paying $500 for the Loos Tension gauge, otherwise you are just guessing. I believe there are micro bends, stretches, seating, and flexing throughout the system which allow the rig to loosen up. With such low stretch rod rigging only a fraction of an inch can be the difference between hundreds of pounds of tension and zero pounds. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Jun 13, 2017 12:40 PM, "Dave S via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: <blockquote> Timely... I set up my rigging per the instructions in the owners manual immediately after launch, and Windstar sat for a few weeks other than a couple of very gentle sails. Finally got to give her a righteous thrashing last weekend and I returned with slack upper shrouds - a bit alarming. Lowers and mids not obviously changed, mast step not collapsing, chainplates not failing. I suspect I had not adequately tightened the uppers. A neighbor explained that his boat changes shape a bit once launched (or rather, sitting on the cradle all winter distorts it a bit.) Without a gauge, how do I gauge that ensure that the shrouds are tight enough? Deflection? What is it that re-seats and settles when the rig is first set up? Tx. 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