I can add one trick I learned from a local old salt. I always had trouble centering the mast by pulling down on the halyard as the rigging guides suggest. It is hard to assess equal tension on both sides. I got an inexpensive fish weighing scale, hook the halyard to it and then measure the tension to touch the deck on one side and then repeat on the other side. When the reading is the same, the mast is centered. Dave
S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT > On Jun 1, 2021, at 11:54 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Bill, > > As this topic has come up in previous discussions you might find more answers > if you try a search of the archives. That being said (IIRC), Loose > recommends between 10% and 15% of break strength. The owners manuals > typically recommend something to the effect of "visibly slack when broad > reaching in 10 to 15 kts". It doesn't seem like you are too far off. > > Page 10 of the 37+ manual discusses rig tuning. > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1ySXFBdDhrX0ZaMzNnazViYkZzRVRoODlSSUd3/view?usp=drivesdk > > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1ySXFBdDhrX0ZaMzNnazViYkZzRVRoODlSSUd3/view?usp=drivesdk> > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > > > On Tue, Jun 1, 2021, 09:49 WILLIAM WALKER via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > Good morning, > I dont have a loose gauge for my solid shrouds. Wondering how much slack > do you see on leeward shrouds when on beam reach in 10 knots of wind? > Shrouds seem tight enough when at the dock, but a little floppy on leeward > side when sailing. > Bill Walker > CnC 36-1 > Pentwater, Mi. > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> Thanks - Stu > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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