Hi All,
After quite some time, I have in hand all of the parts I need to re-step my mast with new standing rigging. I have never set a mast in a keelboat or tuned standing rigging before. I understand there are at least three approaches:
1. Hire a rigger to do it for you. Logical, but where's the fun in that?
2. Set the rigging tension to your yacht-maker's specifications.
I have a 32-200, the very closest of cousins to the 32-3. The site has no 32-200 Owner's manual, but has a 32-3 manual. I find in section 6 a narrative description of the tuning process but no tension specs in lbs etc. I could get a Loos gauge, but I don't know what I'm aiming for.
3. Go sailing and see if the mast is in column, and if not, fix it.
Okay, but first I need to get a baseline value to be able to sail the boat away.
I'm planning on having the boatyard basically do this for me, but I want to know if there are any other tips anyone can share.
For you owners who pull your boats out every winter, do you just loosen turnbuckles and then re-tighten them to witness marks from the previous season?
Thank you in advance,
Tom
After quite some time, I have in hand all of the parts I need to re-step my mast with new standing rigging. I have never set a mast in a keelboat or tuned standing rigging before. I understand there are at least three approaches:
1. Hire a rigger to do it for you. Logical, but where's the fun in that?
2. Set the rigging tension to your yacht-maker's specifications.
I have a 32-200, the very closest of cousins to the 32-3. The site has no 32-200 Owner's manual, but has a 32-3 manual. I find in section 6 a narrative description of the tuning process but no tension specs in lbs etc. I could get a Loos gauge, but I don't know what I'm aiming for.
3. Go sailing and see if the mast is in column, and if not, fix it.
Okay, but first I need to get a baseline value to be able to sail the boat away.
I'm planning on having the boatyard basically do this for me, but I want to know if there are any other tips anyone can share.
For you owners who pull your boats out every winter, do you just loosen turnbuckles and then re-tighten them to witness marks from the previous season?
Thank you in advance,
Tom