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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 13-09-2011, 14:13
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Posted By Cheechako
Re: Point-of-Sail and Rigging Loads

Yeah, I dont like to overtension on a cruiser. Again, that's why I do the final setting under sail.... just enough to get the leeward cables a touch loose going to weather. On my heavy built 44...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 13-09-2011, 10:03
Replies: 11
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Posted By Cheechako
Re: Point-of-Sail and Rigging Loads

Yeah.... what Desanduril said. That's one reason I do my final adjustment while sailing. It seems pretty easy to get rid of the top going to leeward. My biggest problem is usually with one reef in,...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 13-09-2011, 09:24
Replies: 11
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Posted By Cheechako
Re: Point-of-Sail and rigging loads

I would say higher going to weather based purely on looking up my headstay many times on different points of sail. Lots of sag going to weather.... on a 47 footer maybe close to a foot!
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