If your racing then you want to use a gauge, especially if you pull the mast
every season. I just had my rig tuned by Port Townsend Rigging and I asked
lots of questions regarding tensioning rod rigging..For a cruising boat. They
set the rig so there is some bend aft, mast is straight and
Loos PT-2 and 1/4" wire?
Just a starting point put uppers at 36 and lowers at 32 on the gauge.
If you get out on a windy day with normal sail plan point up to where you are
comfortable
and check how much tension is left in the lee shrouds. They should still be
snug but will flex
with some
I’m pretty sure I saw these at some point but cannot locate them again in the
archives:
I am looking for the recommended number value for (cruising) stay tensions for
a C 30 MKI (1974).
There is widespread, ample discussion of tuning stays on the Internet. I am
interested now in specific
