Re: Rigging Questions

["Robert Harper" <rharper@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Bram,
>
> Thank you for the suggestions.  I have been adjusting the halyard  
> lengths to fine tune the sail positions.  The main halyard was on the  
> bottom rack hook, so I know that I have to take up the head shackle a  
> couple of inches on the halyard.

You need the haliard to pull the headboard as high as it possibly can. The  
more load the mast crane takes, the longer your track will last. Shorten  
one end or the other as needed. I still find myself shortening the haliard  
once in a while.

> I have yet to tune the relativity setup and determine the ideal position  
> for the jib on the forestay.  If it is too high, the head board and luff  
> catch on the mast on tacks.  What suggestions do you have for location?

I use the bottom hole on the jib clew board and I don't often go more than  
about six inches up on the forestay. One way I found to set up the  
releativity control is to set the main for all the way in with the bridal  
just at the boom. Then adjust the relativity until the jib trim matches  
the main. You can easily fine tune on the water but mark this spot to  
start with. As Bram has said before, if the jib is too loose, it will be  
almost impossible to fall off if there is any breeze.

> Regarding the spin retrieval, do you recommend knots between the patches  
> to assist with the douse?
Double edged sword here. The battons are maybe a bit stiff but you need  
them tight enough to pull the vertical wrinkles out and then they have so  
much tension, they don't self pop. Putting a little vang on will help a  
lot. With the vang on, when you pull on the boom, the sail just twists. If  
you pull a little extra cunningham on to flatten the sail, this will also  
reduce the presure on the battons. Even in a good breeze, I have to  
manually pop the battons when gybing.

> If the battens don't pop easily on tack, are the tensioners too tight?
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: BDally6107@xxxxxxx
> To: WFS03@xxxxxxx
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> Sent: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:25 am
> Subject: Re: Rigging Questions
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> Bill,
>
> After looking further, you need to move the sleeve up.  You also need to  
> make sure you raise your halyard further or the headboard puts a lot of  
> stress on the sail track when you pull on the vang.
>
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> Bram
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