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From: Bill Combs <ttursine@gnt.net>
To: wwpotter@tscnet.com <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: Shrouds
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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>> The upper and lower shrouds are positioned so
>> you can tune a curve into the mast safely if you want to. (Most
fractional
>> sloops have adjustable backstays, I'm assuming there's one in this
>> discussion)
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>Have you done this w/ your boat, Judy? Has anyone else with P19s from
>the era of ours?
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>You are indisputably correct about the tuning (static and dynamic) of
>a fractional rig, but I have always been hesitant to try dynamic mast
>bending on Ursa Minor. Have you noticed the section on that mast? It's
>positively _massive_ for the application, far larger and stiffer than
>on comparable boats. I wonder if it wouldn't take entirely too much
>stay tension to effect an appreciable bend. Or at least way too much
>to be categorized as safe. Did your rigger take this into account?
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>Regards,
>
>Bill Combs
>WWP 19 #439 (Aug 1987)
>"Ursa Minor"
>Fort Walton Beach FL
>ttursine@gnt.net
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