[Rhodes22-list] boom hitting back stays

[Shawn Boles]

Hi:

The rig is w/ fore stay and back stays adjusted so mast is vertical.  The
fore/center/aft shrouds should be  equally ***hand-tight*** on
port/starboard.

Stan is quite clear about this.


 Put your gauge away...

Cheers,
 Shawn
s/v Sweet Baboo




On Sun, Jul 28, 2019, 8:54 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:

> Jessie,
>
> My guess is your mast is reclined too far aft.  The forestay needs to be
> shorter.  There should be a turnbuckle under the roller furling drum.  The
> upper and lower sidestays will need to be adjusted as well.  Check your
> owner’s manual for instructions on setting up the standing rigging.
> Besides not having the boom hit the backstays, you will also benefit from
> less weather helm after you make this adjustment.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilbrium
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 28, 2019, at 11:20 PM, Jesse Shumaker <
> jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Sorry, accidentally submitted before adding the additional photos:
> > <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/t907/20190728_144713.jpg>
> > <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/t907/20190728_144140.jpg>
> >
> > I must have something setup wrong so any advice would be appreciated.
> I'm
> > only a year into sailing so I apologize in advance for asking silly
> > questions.  Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Sent from: http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/
>