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Hi Chris,
Been out of town for a while, and I'm just getting around to digging thru
the 100 or so emails that have arrived in my mailbox.
It's not your mainsheet , and it's not likely your weight distribution -
betcha it's caused by a loose starboard upper shroud.
You may recall that I told you I had tuned your starboard upper shroud much
too loose., and even more, that it had stretched some since we initially
rigged your boat.. That would cause the mast to fall off to port when you
were on starboard tack. That would increase your heeling moment, increase
weather helm, slow you down and increase leeway.
I'd tune that starboard shroud considerably tighter and see how it works.
However, first I'd tighten up the port shroud because it's probably
stretched out a little since we installed your rigging. I'd suggest you
tighten the port upper shroud a turn or so (270-540 degrees), and then match
the starboard shroud in terms of tension and overall straightness of the
mast column. Using the main halyard, check the mast for straightness from
side to side, and then pull the main halyard tight to the mast-track while
you sight up along it, with your check along the mast and your eye ball as
close as possible to the mast. You shouldn't have to adjust the lower
shrouds much in terms of their general tension, except as needed to fine
tune the straightness of the sections of the mast.
Let me know if that fixes your problem.
Fair winds,
Judy B
-----Original Message-----
From: chris.beatty [mailto:chris.beatty@bankofamerica.com]
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 1:45 PM
To: wwpotter
Subject: Rigging and Sail trim [was: RE: BOOM Rigging]
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I have another question on Rigging and trim: I noticed this weekend that my
port tack out-performs my starboard tack. Is there a commonly known item to
look for? My only hunch was that there must be something with my
shroud-tuning/standing-rigging that isn't "goodness." The wind was
marginal,
but steady at 10 knots. The behaviour of Deep Blue was very perplexing: On
a
port tack I would pinch until the jib leech was going to luff, then fall off
10
degrees--she would find her slot and "stand up" perfectly (BTW, what a
wonderful sensation that is!). Same excersize on a starboard tack would
result
in heeling, but Deep Blue wouldn't "stand up" and I messed with falling off
a
little more, and more,... I could not find "the slot" or get her to stand
up.
:-(
What am I missing (probably the basics, right?)
Chris Beatty
P19, #1176, Deep Blue
Alameda, CA
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