[C320-list] Rigging Tie Rods

[Doug Treff]

If you don't get any responses from the list, I would recommend calling Catalina. Last time I called with a technical question, I received a call back from Gerry Douglas himself with a very detailed answer. This is definitely something that would have been specified in the original plans and should be relatively easy for them to answer.

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Doug Treff
doug at treff.us

On Mon, Sep 3, 2018, at 10:07 AM, Michael Leschisin wrote:
> 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