A friend loaned me a rigging guage, not that I'm really looking for something, I just thought that it would be interesting to check the tension on the standing rigging. I haven't noticed anthing amiss at this point and the rigging was tuned a couple of years ago when a new fuller was put on by the previious owner.
I looked in the manual for guidance as to what I should be looking for but other than basically "make sure the mast doesn't fall down" there was not much information about tension loads.
Has there been a previoius discussion about this and if not is there somewhere I could get some fairly specific info or is Catalina's take in the manual just fine.
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Neil Roach
"Crewless"
1992 36, Mark I
Hull # 1174
Seattle
Neil,
Most riggers will tell you that it's more art than science, but one of the best rig tuning guides I've seen is:
[URL]http://www.riggingandsails.com/pdf/selden-tuning.pdf[/URL](link is external)
It covers all different types of rigs, inlcuding our telephone pole types! :-). Hope this helps.
Tom Sokoloski
C36/375IA Past Commodore
Noank, CT
For a non furling mast, rough %'s are: Uppers 15-18% of breaking strength. Lowers 12-15%. Exact number isn't important, it should be the same on both sides and the mast visually sighted as being in column. Check this by looking up the sail lug slot, bends are very obvious. Adjust fore/aft position with the head stay, rake should put the main halyard about 6" aft at the boom. Somebody on your site did the trig a few years ago. About 600 # on each leg of the split backstay.
Ken and Vicki Juul
SV Luna Loca
C34 #1090
Chesapeake Bay
Neil - Search for "tuning" in the Tech forum and there are several threads on the subject. There is one post with gauge settings to use as a start with a sail-test afterward.
Good Luck
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Harold Baker
S/V Lucky Duck
Duncan Bay Boat Club
Cheboygan Michigan - Lake Huron
1989 C-36 mkI TR/WK M25XP