Sent this direct to Lionel by mistake.
--- Andrew Brown <agbrownn@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 06:44:53 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Andrew Brown <agbrownn@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [WWP] P15, shroud/CDI tension adjustment
> To: llgalib@banet.net
>
> Lionel,
>
> The CDI, stay and jenny are factory issue. IM's config has a 2"
> shackle
> on the eyestrap where the forestay normally attaches to the mast. My
> original mast was damaged in shipment and the replacement came rigged
> for a forestay so I also removed the jib halyard block and eyestrap
for
> clearance.
>
> Am I correct in assuming that the forestay adjuster you added is set
> for max length? I'm also assuming you put it at the top because of
> the
> marine eye rather than trying to attach it to the toggle at the
> bottom
> of the CDI. Are there performance pro's/con's of lengthening the CDI
> stay at the top versus bottom. Regarding my original post, how taut
> is
> your CDI luff?
>
> I rigged the foresail for the first time yesterday. I'm having a
> little
> trouble maintaining tension when I tie off the decored end of the
> halyard. Is there any problem with putting a mini truckers hitch on
> the
> halyard and looping the line through the tie-off shackle twice to
> help
> maintain tension before tying it off?
>
> One last question. When I furl in and out it feels like there is a
> detent every 180 degrees of spool rotation. I've inspected the spool
> and don't see any thing that could be causing this. Is this normal?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Andy
> P15 #2413
> Central Iowa
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- "Lionel L. Galibert" <llgalib@banet.net> wrote:
> > Andrew,
> > I have to assume that the CDI is the sail that came with the
> > boat. I had a regular jib and got the CDI later. So I had
> > two eye strap on the mast: one for the fore stay and one
> > with a block for the jib halyard. I installed the CDI where
> > the fore stay was and had to remove the block and the eye
> > strap for the jib halyard as they would not let the CDI top
> > fitting turn freely. In the beginning I also had the shrouds
> > in hole 4 but I felt the mast was raked forward too much. So
> > I added the adjuster I kept from the discarded fore stay
> > between the top of CDI and the mast eye strap. Now I have
> > the shrouds in hole 5 the CDI turnbuckle about CENTER and a
> > little over an inch to bring the CDI toggle to the chain
> > plate which still requires some pulling
> > ------------------
> > Lionel L. Galibert
> > P15 #2072 "KIROLOU"
> > Hudson River/Long Island Sound
> > llgalib@banet.net
> > ICQ 10084021
> > http://members.tripod.com/~llgalib/
> >
>
>
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