[Rhodes22-list] Re design of Rhodes Interior and elimination of compressi...

[John Shulick]

Rummy,

 Glad to see you have a lake with water and a shinny new boat to play with
(nice color) hope the weather cooperates. 
The loos gauge applies a transverse tension on the wire being tested. The
wire is pulled with a set amount of force and the amount of deflection is
measured on a scale which translates to lbs of force. I take the accuracy of
those numbers with a teaspoon of salt but to obtain the same number on all
four baby stays and the 2 side stays indicate balanced tension throughout
the rigging system. I order to get a consistent reading you must try to
measure each wire at the same point on its length as close to the center
point as can be safely reached by standing on the deck.

John Shulick



R22RumRunner wrote:
> 
> John,
> Your numbers from the loos gauge mean absolutely nothing to me, but your  
> comment about a 1000 pounds of pressure on the mast support troubles me. 
> Anyone  else have any thoughts or experience with the loos gauge?
>  
> Rummy
>  
>  
> In a message dated 6/1/2009 11:01:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> jsbudda at verizon.net writes:
> 
> 
> Hi  all,
> 
> The boat has been in the water for three weeks now and the rigging  has
> bin
> tightened gradually to what I consider normal. In that time the  boat has
> been hit by several cold fronts sweeping through the area with  winds of
> 30
> mph with gusts to 50. I've been out sailing (10 to 15 with  gusts) trying 
> out
> my new mainsail from sailcare. and can report no problems  aside from 
> getting
> used to some squeaks and groans as the 34 year old cabin  adjusts to the
> new
> load. The interior picture shows the arch under a mast  load of approx
> 1000
> lbs.   
> 120 on the baby stays and 240 on  the side stays as measured on the loos
> gage.
> 
> John  Shulick
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