[Rhodes22-list] Shroud and Stay adjustments

[Geoff Farrell]

When you guys are pointing do you have much slack in the leeward shrouds?
Geoff


On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:

>      I am with you Rummy.  There is always some play in my stays, and the
> mast has stood like an old trusty tree.  Even when the freak storm turned
> the boat over and buried my masthead in the mud last year, the mast stayed
> fast to the deck.  The marina had to drag the boat out of the mud, and no
> movement on the mast.
>
> Joe Camp
> s/v John Dawson
> Bohemia River, MD
>
>
>
> >________________________________
> > From: "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 10:34 AM
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Shroud and Stay adjustments
> >
> >
> >I don't know anything about the Loos(sp) gauge or even how to use one,
> but
> >300 lbs of tightness on the R22 stays seems absurd to me. None of my stays
> >are  more than finger tight.
> >
> >Rummy
> >
> >
> >In a message dated 6/26/2013 11:20:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> >chsyhkr at gmail.com writes:
> >
> >I have  had several folks tell I need to tight my back stays more.  When I
> >do  the inner shrouds are affected.  The forward inner shrouds tighten
> but
> >can be loosened with no problem.
> >
> >The inner back shrouds loosen  but cannot be tightened enough with the
> >current turnbuckles.
> >
> >I have  read to keep the forward stays at 300 lbs and the aft stays at
> about
> >250  lbs.
> >
> >The outer shrouds are fine as they are even with the masts and  stay the
> >same level of tension as the mast go back or forth..
> >
> >Any  ideas on how to address this on the rear inner  shrouds?
> >
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >David B. Craft
> >Greensboro,  NC
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