rigging tension

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coolbreeze

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Sep 3, 2005
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Oday 22 Victoria BC
Hello all. I have just installed new side stays on my 22 and am wondering how tight they should be. I have sailed the boat taking the slack out of the lee side stays and adding two turns, then tacking and doing the same on the other side. Should that be about right? The mast seems straight under main and genny in 10 to 15 knots of wind. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks Alex
 
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bruce

tensions

gen belief is 15/25% of working strength of stay material, and that should be based on stays from factory when new, since hardware at ends would be made tor that tension and if upgraded to next size larger stay material, the ends/mounts may not hold at the greater pressure so would require tensions equal to original stays.
 
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Dave K.

Ummmm......

.......the manual for my 192 specifically says NOT to tighten the shrouds when under sail. They warn of damage to the boat if doing so. Is your 22 an early one with a masthead rig or a later one with a fractional rig? Fractional rigs tend to have slack leeward shrouds due to mast bend.
 
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bruce

lee sides

lee stays are always loose, fractional or masthead, because the pressure is on the other side. tighten to make a straight mast without sails up, dockside or on trailer, etc.
 
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Keith s

Hand Tight

I agree with the comment that the lee sidestays will always be slightly loose. This is true for every rig style. Every sailing brochure, book, and magazine I have read on standing riggin says the same. I also agree that you do not adjust stays under sail. Your rig is loaded from one side, and any adjustment will be false. Best approach is to to your final adjustments in the water at rest, not on the trailer. In the water, the boat is uniformly supported, and the chainplates will be in their true relationship to the mast. Adjust the lengths to get plumb, side to side. My istructions for my 23 say to tighten the the turnbuckles handtight only. If you use tools to lever the turnbuckle tighter, you are preloading your standing rigging. The result over time is likely damage to the weakest part, your chainplate anchorages to the hull.
 
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coolbreeze

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Sep 3, 2005
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Oday 22 Victoria BC
Thank you.

Thank you all for the help. Hand tight at the dockside for a straight mast it is. Dave, my 22 is one long (to the mast head) and one short, (to the spreaders) on each side. Alex
 
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