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Hello, First of all, those weren't riggers, those were swagers. Riggers make wires that fit. You have far more throw on your turnbuckles than constructional and elastic stretch, combined, could use up, so someone just made the wires too long. It doesn't even matter if the old wires were the wrong length; it's our job to make the new wires the right length. There, I'm done venting. If we were doing this, we would measure the LOA's with the gang in the boat. That means from the center of the chainplate pins to the center of the tang pins, or equivalent. From that length we'd deduct for the length of a turnbuckle at half extension, plus anticipated stretch, both constructional and elastic, and cut the wire to suit. Alternatively we'd try to get the boat as close to tuned as possible, mark the turnbuckles at whatever length they were, pull the mast, and measure the LOA's on the dock. This time we'd only adjust for turnbuckle length and constructional stretch, as the tuning stretch would have been addressed. Does this make sense? Be sure your rake is where you want it before pulling the stick. Also mast bend. Also be sure the stick is straight laterally. Fair leads, Brion Toss PS, If there are birds bathing at the base of your mast, all bets are off.
