[C320-list] Rig Tuning

[Rich]

Hi Mark,
An adjustable back stay allows you to adjust the tension according to the wind conditions. In higher winds you want higher tension to manage the forestay sag and draft. Without an adjuster, you should tune it to the conditions you experience most often. You can do that while under sail heading to weather and sighting the amount of sag and the location of the deepest curvature of the Genoa. Once you find what works for you, you can measure the tension at the dock so you can repeat it again in the future. I have a model B loos gauge, and for me the tension is about 24 for sailing on Lake Ontario. 

Hope that helps some. I raced our previous boats but we are only cruising with the 320. 

Rich Allen, Destiny 1995 #265

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> On Jul 10, 2023, at 3:02 PM, Mark Seyler via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> 
> I am currently tuning my standing rigging with the Association’s Loos rigging gauges. I have read the Yeager tuning advice and several threads on the mail list, but I haven’t found any advice on a tension reading for the forestay and backstay bridle if you don’t have a back stay tension adjuster. Does anyone have a tension number for the backstays?
> 
> I have a full length Bimini that covers the entire cockpit, and the backstays have to go through the Bimini in just the right place, so I can’t really use an adjuster that pulls the legs of the bridle together to adjust tension. I don’t race on my boat, so I’m just looking for a fixed “midrange” number I can set and keep. 
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Mark Seyler
> S/V Reality
> New Orleans, LA
> 1995 C320 No. 232
> 
> Mark Seyler
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