Ive owned my first boat for one year. I would like to get the tension on my shrouds and stays correct. How do I determine the best tension range for my boat? She is a Seafarer 26'.
Thank you
Terry
Thank you
Terry
Damn, Dave, you hijacked you're own post.... >>>>>>>Focus<<<<<<<Terry;
I use to tune rigs up to 49 feet by hand never using any gauges due to knowledge and experience being taught by the old timers as a dealer now retired. I will be glad to discuss this with you if you want via telephone if you want to send me a private message. My hands are hurting as I am restoring a pool for a friend of mine after the professionals came in and made a mess out of it. He is reimbursing me for materials only as labor is free. My friend does so much for the church which everyone expects him to do without any return for his work. So my work is free and going into the 8th day as it is indoors and have to be very careful not to get dust flying around. Epoxy paint slung all over that pool for starters and the gel coat finish so dull but now I can see my ugly face where it has been restored.
Along these lines....Terry,
Will you be trailering each time? Tune "correctly" will probably only happen a couple of times before you give it up. We step our mast, throw the Johnson lever and give the shrouds a strum. Seem OK? Lets go! If you had a 35 footer, spar up for months or years at a time, perfect tuning makes perfect sence. But for us little guys who are rigging and unrigging in a single weekend or maybe an afternoon . . .not so much. Dont get me wrong. They should be evenly taught within the proper range and safe. Keep in mind that they stretch anyway. Tighten them and sail closehauled in a stiff breeze. Look at your leward shrouds. Probably quite loose. Bear into the wind and they tighten up. Normal.
Remember the definition of a yacht race: Two or more vessels in sight of on another.I will race anything that is willing, lol but it not my focus. Ripping around for my own amusement is my passion vs. organized events.
My family fails to comprehend that concept. We'll be out on the lake, and I'll be chasing down some boat and the DW is like "leave them alone". I try to explain to them that is just what you do, but they don't get it. Had a guy on a Hobiecat chase me down. They don't understand its a compliment to be a worthy opponent, even if you loose.Remember the definition of a yacht race: Two or more vessels in sight of on another.
I get that part, but when you have strange boat 20 feet off your port quarter in 20 knots winds, gusting to 25, approaching an area that you know you're going to have to tack to port because of the ledge that extends out 1/2 mile from that island right there . . . Fortunately they tacked before I had to cause problems . . . just before.My family fails to comprehend that concept. We'll be out on the lake, and I'll be chasing down some boat and the DW is like "leave them alone". I try to explain to them that is just what you do, but they don't get it. Had a guy on a Hobiecat chase me down. They don't understand its a compliment to be a worthy opponent, even if you loose.
Thats why in the entire RRS, there is only TWO places were boat-boat communication is prescribed. One is calling PROTEST. Thats the other; calling for water.I get that part, but when you have strange boat 20 feet off your port quarter in 20 knots winds, gusting to 25, approaching an area that you know you're going to have to tack to port because of the ledge that extends out 1/2 mile from that island right there . . . Fortunately they tacked before I had to cause problems . . . just before.