I followed a tuning guide that I think I got from the C&C photo album site. I have rod rigging and a Loos gauge (used on Ebay). Make sure vang and backstay are loose. Set rake (about 12" from gooseneck) with forestay/furler, tune uppers, then mid then lowers. I have now gone to Scar pins (wrap pins) that I got on Ebay instead of cotter pins/rings for the turnbuckles. Makes adjusting much easier. I have a fishing scale that I use to measure side to side distance with the main halyard to measure centering of the top of the mast that works reasonably well.
Lowers: 0.25" #10 rod 12% of breaking- 35-40 Loos Intermediates: #6 rod 0.198" 10% of breaking 15-20 Loos Uppers: 0.25" #10 rod, 10% breaking= 35-40 Loos There is slack in the leeward shrouds upwind. Dave S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT > On Oct 15, 2022, at 6:03 PM, Karl Kuzis via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Hello all, > > We are new owners of Hull#45 "Firefly" and I am interested in hearing if any > one has a set of starting rig tension measurements you could share. > > Loos Gauge numbers would be great. > > Just replaced the headstay due to wire damage I found under the foil. (Wanted > to avoid burying bad wire under the new roller furling). Now working on > retuning the rig. > > All insight and experience sharing welcome! > > Respectfully, Karl > > Karl & Doris Kuzis > C&C 29 Mk1 "Firefly"
