[C320-list] Rigging Tie Rods

[Michael Leschisin]

Hope everyone is having a great Labor Day weekend and enjoying better weather than here on western Lake Michigan. - gray and rainy.

I’m wondering if anyone has any torque specifications or reference points for the tightness of the tie rods nut that bring the rigging loads down to the interior of the boat and are located behind the settee cushions.  The overall rigging on our ‘04 C320 was substantially loose when we purchased it so I recently tune it up.  One of the interior tie rod nuts was actually finger loose so that obviously needed some tightening. 

I want to make sure I’m keeping enough load on the tie rods so the deck is not drawn upward due to the rigging load, but on the other hand, I want to make sure I’m not putting too much tie rod load on and forcing the deck downward.  

Any advise here?

Thanks much,

Michael Leschisin