Some interesting thoughts here. Looser tuning tends to be faster, in my opinion (C&C 27-III)
Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows From: Dennis C. via CnC-List<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: October 20, 2022 9:45 AM To: Stus-List<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Dennis C.<mailto:capt...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Tuning questions - now Loos gauge accuracy Hmmm. Didn't think Loos gauges were terribly inaccurate. Now I question them. Found this article: https://l-36.com/loosaccuracy.php<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fl-36.com%2Floosaccuracy.php&data=05%7C01%7C%7C55952429191249b0d0fd08dab2a147a6%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638018703003869552%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SSPsUFmA2TkbgJwCgKIFjozvAz0YiRn3HsKYC2kvh58%3D&reserved=0> Guess a good rule is to use the same gauge only to return your rig to settings based on your experience on the water. I might borrow a neighbor's gauge and compare it to mine. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 7:55 PM Doug Robinson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: YO; It has been our observation that the Loos gauge readings are relative and not specific, our gauge will not match yours. But if you use my gauge (or yours) and measure my rig you can use the same gauge to return to your boat and match settings. We could be wrong in this. One of those races where we interchange crew members, Chris Doyle from Skip Doyle's boat Rocking Chair was delegated to our boat...first thing he did was to loosen the rig and we did well. Wish we had kept those settings, I think we sail to tight. Doug Robinson
