[Rhodes22-list] Standing rigging thickness

[Art Czerwonky]

Thanks,  Rummy, complete agreement here.  Why sail uptight, right?  There is no logic I know for keeping the stays more than hand-tight.  How did you fare with snow at Hartwell?

Best,

Art

On Feb 15, 2014 6:56 AM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>
> Art, 
> RumRunner is an 88 model and still has the original standing rigging as  
> well as the original 175 Lee Sails Genny. My lee shrouds are always loose. I  
> never, ever use anything other than my hand strength to tighten the 
> turnbuckles.  My stays have never stretched (to my knowledge). 
>
> Rummy 
>
>
> In a message dated 2/14/2014 4:35:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> cover-man at comcast.net writes: 
>
> John, 
>
> Mark makes a good point.  The lee stays should be  loose on a tack.  I saw 
> one of our boats last fall with too-tight stays  throughout and the cabin 
> roof and mast step were visible depressed as a  consequence.  I would advise 
> getting an opinion from another sailing  skipper. 
>
> Rummy, you there in the Hartwell snow?  You sail under  the extreme winds - 
> do you experience stretch in your stays? 
>
> My caution  relates more to the cabin roof and mast step than to the cost 
> of replacing and  upgrading the stays. 
>
> Best to you, 
>
> Art 
> s/v  MaryJane 
> Atlanta/St Pete 
>
> On Feb 13, 2014 9:45 PM, Mark Osterbrock  <mark.osterbrock at gmail.com> wrote: 
> > 
> > John, 
> >  Consider the possibility that it is your boat that has changed its 
> >  shape with age and excessive tension and not your rigging that has 
> >  stretched. 
> > 
> > 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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