Hi Everyone thanks very much for your suggestions.
Tryfan is a 1985 C and I’m reasonably sure the source of the water
ingress was the toe rail.
The wooden bulkhead is for sure rotten on the RHS, but only about 1/4 of the
entire bulkhead is compromised.
The anchor locker is completely glassed
I have a short line with a clip on the back of the boom that I attach to the
split backstay and pull the traveller to the opposite side until it is
tensioned to keep the boom from swinging. Dave
S/V Aries
1990 C 34+
New London, CT
> On Jun 1, 2021, at 4:54 PM, Martin DeYoung via CnC-List
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Doug,
Thanks for the follow up info. I enjoy reading how C mysteries are solved.
On Calypso, to prevent the boom from swinging like a late 40’s Bebop band I
have pulled the traveler hard over to one side then used a light line to hold
some tension from the other.
Also when at anchor with a
I just wanted to give an update on my UFO noise. It turned out to be my boom
lift. I had it tight to slow down boom swing. Now the boom swings, but no
UFO's. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE DeviceDoug MountjoyPort Orchard YCPort
Orchard, WARebecca Leah1988 LF39 Thanks to all of the subscribers
I can add one trick I learned from a local old salt. I always had trouble
centering the mast by pulling down on the halyard as the rigging guides
suggest. It is hard to assess equal tension on both sides. I got an
inexpensive fish weighing scale, hook the halyard to it and then measure the
Bill,
As this topic has come up in previous discussions you might find more
answers if you try a search of the archives. That being said (IIRC), Loose
recommends between 10% and 15% of break strength. The owners manuals
typically recommend something to the effect of "visibly slack when broad
There is a good guide to the elongation process by Selden.
https://support.seldenmast.com/files/595-540-E.pdf (Page 32)
For us, this turned out to be almost the same as what the local C owner
said he does..
Hand tight, plus a turn and a half.
Then take it sailing and if it's floppy give it
I believe aft shrouds are for when running, so a little slack upwind is fine,
maybe moving an inch or so. Forward lowers, almost no slack; uppers, no slack.
Check the mast to see that it's still straight.
Bob Mann
> On 06/01/2021 9:49 AM WILLIAM WALKER via CnC-List
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Good morning, I dont have a loose gauge for my solid shrouds. Wondering how
much slack do you see on leeward shrouds when on beam reach in 10 knots of
wind? Shrouds seem tight enough when at the dock, but a little floppy on
leeward side when sailing.Bill Walker CnC 36-1Pentwater, Mi.Thanks
