[Rhodes22-list] Standing rigging thickness

[Rick]

John,

180 pounds?  That seems a little more than hand tightening.  You're putting
unnecessary strain your chain plates and everything else.  Lighten up and
save a buck.

Rick


On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 5:57 PM, John Shulick <jsbudda at verizon.net> wrote:

>  Hi all,
>
>   The time has come to replace the 40+ yr old standing rigging on my boat.
> Over the years the 1/8" wire has stretched enough to take up all the slack
> in my turnbuckles. I keep my side stays at 180 lbs. of tension and about
> 100
> on the baby stays. At about 10* of heel the stays stretch so much the lee
> side stays are dangling free. I'm considering upgrading to 5/32 wire to
> combat this. I will add additional ballast to compensate for additional
> weight aloft. Am I being over cautious ?  As always comments are welcome.
>
> Will this winter never end ? ? ?
> Death to the groundhog.
> John S
>
>
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