Tuned the rig. Now ready to sail. Shrouds are markedly tighter than last year.
- Measured from the stem to the upper chainplates. Not the same. Port chainplate is about 7/16" farther aft, about 140-3/16" vs 139-3/4"
- Placed the boom on the cockpit lockers to remove pressure from the gooseneck.
- Loosened all the shrouds till they were slack.
- Smeared Lewmar winch grease on the rigging screw threads immediately above and below the turnbuckle so that the grease would be pulled into the turnbuckle threads as the shrouds were tightened.
- Tightened upper shrouds to about 26 or 630 pounds while making sure the mast remained centered in the boat. Must place ones eye along the track by twisting ones head with the back of ones head against the gooseneck.
- Tightened the forward lowers to introduce about 2" to 3" of mast prebend.
- Tightened the uppers to about 15% of breaking strength.
- Forward lowers: Port 30, Starboard 29 7/32" -- between 890 and 820 pounds, about 16% of breaking strength
- Uppers: Port 37, Starboard 37 1/4" -- 1,200 pounds, about 17% of breaking strength
- Aft lowers: Port 13, Starboard 15 7/32" -- below lowest tension listed on chart
- Forestay: roller furler
- Backstay: 20. 1/4" -- 320 pounds
- 7/32" 1x19 stainless steel strand type 316 breaks at 5,350 pounds
- 1/4" 1x19 stainless steel strand type 316 breaks at 6,900 pounds
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