Marek,
Thank you for the response....I tension each wire split stay approx.
500 to 600 lbs. assuming the combined tension is not the actual sum of
the two on the rod. But if it is approx. 95% of the sum of the two,
then generally that is what I want without backstay tension. Some day I
will get aloft and measure the rod tension after my initial setup. Also
my Loos RT 10 is designed for rod and not wire so not sure how accurate
it is measuring tension on the wire. A club mate has a wire gauge I can
borrow for a more accurate reading and compare to my gauge.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32- #277
Halifax, N.S.
On 2021-04-19 11:02 a.m., Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List wrote:
Rob,
I don't want to be too technical, but with split backstay like yours, the
tension on the rod is not exactly the sum of the tension of the two wires. It
is less (sum x cos(angle)) because you pull at an angle. Since you mention that
you cannot reach the rod, the angle is probably not that big, so you can expect
better than 95% of that sum.
Marek
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