[Rhodes22-list] Setting Shroud Tension

[TN Rhodey]

David,

Thanks for the follow up post. It sounds like 150 maybe the right number. 
You are the second to post 150 measurment for the lowers.

Wally


>From: "David Culp" <dculp at hsbtx.us>
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>To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Setting Shroud Tension
>Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 18:22:52 -0500
>
>I appreciated all the suggestions on setting the shroud tension and so went
>and re-did mine today.  Funny things happen when you follow directions.  I
>loosened up and then retightened all the shrouds hand-tight only, 
>constantly
>checking that the mast was straight and that the turnbuckles had taken up
>approximately the same distance on the bolts.  Then I took the dreaded 
>gauge
>and checked them all.  I was within 10 lbs on all of them and the average
>was 150 lbs based on the index number on my gauge which is about a year 
>old.
>
>Next, out to sail the boat in about 8-10 kts of wind.  The lees all go 
>loose
>close-hauled, but I don't see where there is any shock loading going on.
>The boat sailed fine.  I want to check these settings in a heavier wind 
>just
>to make sure then I will put the pins in and not worry about it anymore.  I
>think on this boat it appears that the Loos gauge is just a tool to confirm
>that the shrouds have about the same tension-whatever that turns out to be.
>Once you do it a few times, you probably wouldn't even go to the trouble
>again.
>
>I also took the opportunity to look at the cabin compression thing again.
>The crack in the cabin liner is about 2 inches long and running straight
>back from the corner of the port hatch.  It appears to me now that if you
>had serious compression that the hatch frames would be moved out of their
>openings and that the head folding door would not operate properly as there
>is very little clearance.  It's plenty on this boat and even all the way
>across.  Other then the crack, everything else is normal.  My initial fears
>may have been premature on this as well.
>
>Thanks to all-
>David Culp
>
>
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