Hmmm. Didn't think Loos gauges were terribly inaccurate. Now I question them. Found this article:
https://l-36.com/loosaccuracy.php Guess a good rule is to use the same gauge only to return your rig to settings based on your experience on the water. I might borrow a neighbor's gauge and compare it to mine. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 7:55 PM Doug Robinson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > YO; > > It has been our observation that the Loos gauge readings are relative > and not specific, our gauge will not match yours. But if you use my > gauge (or yours) and measure my rig you can use the same gauge to return > to your boat and match settings. We could be wrong in this. > > One of those races where we interchange crew members, Chris Doyle from > Skip Doyle's boat Rocking Chair was delegated to our boat...first thing > he did was to loosen the rig and we did well. Wish we had kept those > settings, I think we sail to tight. > > Doug Robinson > >
