[Rhodes22-list] Foredeck support bracket

[Andrew Collins]

The stays are not over-tight. This year I will invest in a tension gauge as
described in the archives and set it up that way. To date I've set stay
tension per elton's instructions which are based on a certain number of
turns of the turnbuckles. Stan said the flexure was not an issue, that the
boat will flex under many circumstances, even when put on the trailer, in
and out of the water, etc. I'm going to watch this some more.
Happy New Year!

Andrew

On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Joe Babb <joe.babb at comcast.net> wrote:

> Andrew,
> You said the flexure appears when the mast is raised.  How tight are you
> tensioning the stays?
> Just curious.  I've  not noticed any problem on our 2000 model, recycled
> 2008.  But I'll check this spring.
> Have you emailed Stan to get his opinion?
> Joe
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