[Rhodes22-list] Shroud extenders

[ROGER PIHLAJA]

Jose,

No, leave the aft lower sidestays connected and adjusted as they would be for sailing.  Likewise, the upper sidestays should be left connected and adjusted as they would be for sailing.  Of course the forward lower sidestays need to be loosened, or you won’t be able to attach them to their chain plates.  That’s one of the nice features of GBI’s mast raising system.  All the stays except the forestay and the forward lower sidestays stay connected and adjusted.  Once the mast is up and forestay connected, the forward lower sidestays will connect easily to their chain plates.  Check the the archives for my rig tuning procedure.  But, if you don’t have a Loo’s Rig Tension gauge and assuming the rest of the rig is properly setup; then, adjust the port and starboard lower sidestays by turning the turnbuckles an equal number of turns until the shroud is as “twangy” as the aft lower sidestays.  Note that you need a small wrench and a tool like an ice pick to adjust the turnbuckles.  Use the wrench to keep the stainless steel wire from turning.  Stick the ice pick into the hole in the turnbuckle barrel to be able to turn it W/O damaging it.  Needless to say, the lock nuts on the turnbuckles need to be backed off before they can be adjusted.  Good luck!

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

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> On May 18, 2020, at 9:26 AM, jose <jose.faraldo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> The suggested 12" end-to-end chain extenders worked great for us. To take
> out all the slack from the extended (forward) shrouds before raising the
> mast made it much easier too - so thanks everyone!
> 
> At the end of it, I was however left with one question: either when raising
> or lowering the mast, should one adjust the turnbuckles in the (aft) lower
> shrouds that are attached to the winch, so that both shrouds begin under
> tension?  
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Jose
> 
> 
> 
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