[Rhodes22-list] tension of stays

[michael meltzer]

Do grip the wire with pliers so you do not put "twist" into the wire,
basically, go to windward on a good wind day, lee side should be a little
loose but not floppy. Take in half, tack take in the other half, see how you
are doing that again.

-mjm

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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Steven Alm
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 4:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] tension of stays

Cliff,

If you want to get it just perfect see this article written by a former list
member:

http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/tuning.html

However, not many of us get that technical.  A more basic approach is to
tighten the turnbuckles by hand (no tools) so you won't over-tighten.  Then
just go around and get them all about the same.  Take notice when you're
sailing if one side is more slack than the other when tacking back and
forth.  Unless you're a racer and need to squeeze every little 0.2 knots out
of her as you can, it's not that critical IMHO.

Slim

On 8/28/07, R22RumRunner at aol.com <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Cliff,
> Where are you located? Perhaps someone from the list can assist you with
> tuning your rigging. It's not difficult, but a poorly tuned or over
> tensioned
> rigging can spoil your sailing experience.
>
> Rummy
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