We took our boat out for her first sail in about 5 years yesterday. Six hours of sailing, and mostly motoring got her home safe. When we put the standing rigging up, I followed the manual which said not to crank them down, and that they should have about an inch of deflection. So, sailing tonight with wind, I noticed that the spreaders on the leeward side were so loose that I could have taken them off. Is that too loose?
Josh
Ty/Solstice
joshuashenker@yahoo.com
Ty rigging tension
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Serge Zimberoff
Re: Ty rigging tension
Josh,
There was an older post that Dan Moore put up that referred to:
http://www.zsparsuk.com/frsstune.htm.
This and similar articles will get you there safely, especially the section on shroud tension.
Serge
Ty #1700 'Cloning Around'
serge@srtrop.com
There was an older post that Dan Moore put up that referred to:
http://www.zsparsuk.com/frsstune.htm.
This and similar articles will get you there safely, especially the section on shroud tension.
Serge
Ty #1700 'Cloning Around'
serge@srtrop.com
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Al Levesque
Re: Ty rigging tension
Congratulations on getting her in the water and home.Josh wrote: We took our boat out for her first sail in about 5 years yesterday. Six hours of sailing, and mostly motoring got her home safe. When we put the standing rigging up, I followed the manual which said not to crank them down, and that they should have about an inch of deflection. So, sailing tonight with wind, I noticed that the spreaders on the leeward side were so loose that I could have taken them off. Is that too loose?
There are different views on rigging tension. My father liked getting maximum speed and would continue to adjust tension throughout the season. I recall that you couldn't open the door to the head in his boat by the end of the season. The hull would relax over the winter when the tension was off and he would start again the next season.
I, on the other hand, always have droopy shrouds to leeward that could be disconnected with ease. I make sure the shrouds are balanced so that the mast stays in column when under load. I have never had the pumping some people get and I may be just inside the limit where pumping occurs. I seldom have to adjust tension during the season.
Ty owners have reported the cabin top sinking down requiring inside support. I suspect they favored tighter rigging than the boat needed.
Good luck with whichever way you choose and I hope to catch you out there.
Al
albertlevesque@cove.com
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Dan Moore
Re: Ty rigging tension
Josh:
Also check http//sfsailing.com/ballingerspars and look for the mast tuning guide.
Dan Moore
Also check http//sfsailing.com/ballingerspars and look for the mast tuning guide.
Dan Moore