Mast Tuning

[JSlocum]

Howdy y'allI have a 1985 C-27 TR which needs themast tuned. I can't get a straight fromCatalina, and the owners manual justputs me in the ballpark. I have accessto a Loos Guage, but I'm not sure howmuch tension to put on the standingrigging. Can anyone out there steer meon the right course?

 

[Joe]

Mast tuning guides......

Hi Bubba,Go to the the Unofficial Website of the Catalina 27 and browse through their many resources. The C27 manual has a mast tuning guide. Find it at:http://www.geocities.com/catalina+27/ Another excellent mast tuning guide by Rod Davis is available under Sailing Tips from Halsy-Lidgard Sailmakers at: http://www.halseylidgard.com/Frames/news.htmlNow, I got get on back to the house.

 

[Dave]

Archives

J: Take a look in the archives.....I wrote a complete setup earlier in the summer to include gauge readings and the whole ball of wax for a C27 standard.

 

[Art McGirr]

practical sailor tunning

Mast tuning does not require brainsurgeon mentality.Simple rule of thumb. Adjust stays equally from port to starbard and feel the difference for further adjustments. On the Cat 27 older models, 3 stays to port and 3 stays to starboard. Step back from boat on aft and port side to view height of mast from distant perspective. Insure mast is not skewed along axis. Its like tuning a guitar, so to speak! Too much tension one side is not good! Take your boat with full main to sail leeward wind and if stays are too loose on off wind side, then tension is not enough. This receipt is not in books, but is practical from average sailors experience. You can get a yard rigger to give you the technical aspects of tensions but I find that this has worked for me!