Is that number for the backstay right (3)? Keith Sneddon
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rudolph S. Behar Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: catalina27-talk: Loos Gauge Settings Ever'body, My computer ate the email that asked about Loos settings, so I'm sending the whole thing, which ain't such a big deal: 3/16th uppers 640 Aft lowers: 350 (I believe these are 1/8") Fwd lowers: 350 ( " " " " " " " " " "" " " "") Forestay w/backstay adjuster full off 440 w/backstay adjuster full on: 880 backstay itself, full off 3 These settings are median of 5 numbers each published on this site two years ago, including a tweaking when we found the leward shrouds sagging a bit at 20 kts. That last beautiful Friday almost two weeks ago found us in 20 +kts (whitecaps everewhere, and long windstreaks, so top kts observed was 2t5+). No sag with these settings. My boat's a 76 standard rig, Rudy B. Phoenix, #2237 Pasadena, MD
