typhoon riging tension

[1sparefuse]

Just had my new typhoon (1977) out for the second time. I bought a loos gauge and and had the tension up to around 13% equally on all shrouds. Took the boat out after and the shrouds were still going slack on one side when heading into the wind.
How much tension can I go up to do you think or is this normal on these boats to have slack shrouds heading into the wind.

[mgphl52]

Having some slack in the leeward shrouds is actually a bit of a good thing!
This is especially for true boats with a deck-stepped mast like the Typhoon and other Cape Dory yachts.
If you search the archives, you can find lots of posts from people adding compression posts in their Typhoons.
The need for those can be caused by putting too much rig tension on a decked-stepped mast.

[1sparefuse]

Thanks

[Ned Crockett]

There are over 50 CD Tys in our area here on the Rappahannock River, Virginia. The accepted tension in our fleet is 15 outside, 10 inside. The back-stay should be loose. The fore-stay works well around 5. We race our Tys and are currently in the third week of our Wednesday Fall Series. Rigging tension, sail set, and cleanliness of the bottom are the three most important factors for best performance.

Enjoy your Ty,

Ned Crockett

[mgphl52]

Rigging tension, sail set, and cleanliness of the bottom are the three most important factors for best performance.

And "fresh sails" help a lot too!

[Farmer Wayne]

Ned,

What do the numbers 15, 10, 5 refer to? Pounds, percentages of what etc.

Thanks
Farmer Wayne