Rig tension?

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Chris Gonzales

I finally bought a Loos gauge and want to tune the rig on my C30. Anyone have an idea what lbs of tension to use? The manual that came with it says rule-of-thumb is 12% or so of breaking tension, with the aft lowers a tad looser than forward lowers. Anyone used the Loos gauge and wish to share any numbers? Chris
 
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Richard

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Just did this last weekend. The rule of thumb they give works pretty well. My uppers and backstay are 1/4" and the lowers 3/16". I have roller furling so I use the backstay as a reference with no tensioner on. the Loos numbers are as follows. Uppers and Backstay-37 Lowers, fore and aft - 25 I try not to put more tension on the rig than nessary. Your location probably requires a little more. Since the Catalina mast is a straight extrusion I prefer to keep it that way. So the aft lowers shouldn't allowed the mast to pump. Good luck!
 
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