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from side t o side ). I f not then a djust the
low e rs (D1 ) unt il it is.
8. If you ha ve t he sta ndard rig you ne ed t o
at t a c h t he st ruts a t t his tim e. At ta c h
the low er e nd of t he st rut t o the sm alle r
hole in t he c ha inplat e . Adjust t he lengt h
by t urning t he ball joint be aring in t he
upper e nd of t he strut unt il t he hole s in
the pin ca n be att a ched. I t is norma l t o
ha ve som e play bet w ee n the st rut a nd
the c hainpla te a nd strut bra ck e t
9. The fina l t e st is to go sa iling in 1 0 -15
knot s of w ind. I f w hen sailing upw ind,
the shrouds on t he lee w a rd side a re
slac k t he n t ight e n t he m t o re move a bout
ha lf t he sla ck k ee ping note of the
numbe r of t urns. Then t a ck a nd do t he
sa m e to t he other side . Do this unt il you
are ha ppy w it h t he t e nsion a nd the
le e w a rd side doe s not ge t loose w hen
the boat is he eled. N ow sight up t he
ma st to be sure it is st ill relat ive ly
st ra ight from side to side. If it is not
then a djust to a ppropria t e rigging t o
correc t it . For e xa m ple : if the m ast is
st ra ight unt il t he uppe r sprea de r a nd
then hook s to t he w indw a rd side then
you w ill have to revisit steps 6 and 7
above . Re me m be r t o a lw a ys tighte n t he
le e w a rd shroud, t a ck a nd t ight en t he
ne w le e w ard shroud t he sam e a mount .
This pre ve nt s da m a ge t o t he turnbuc kles
and is a lso m uc h ea sie r t o do. K ee p in
mind it is a lso possible t o ha ve
some t hing t oo t ight suc h as a dia gona l
shroud.
10 . At t his point you should have a de qua te
he adst ay t e nsion. T he sa ils a re built for
about 10 ” [2 5 0 m m ] of he adst a y sag, t he
be nd in t he st a nda rd m a st should be
about 4 ” [1 00 mm ] a nd 1” [2 5m m ] in the
furling m ast and it hould be ne arly
st ra ight from side to side w he n sa iling
upw ind. If a ny of t he se are not true t he n
re visit t he a ppropria te st ep a bove to
correc t it . If t he sa g in t he hea dstay is
too much t he n a dding t e nsion t o t he
ve rt ic a ls w ill fix it .
11 . Onc e t he rig is t une d you should m ak e
sure t o a dd t he c ot t e r pins t o all t he
rigging be nding ba c k the e nds a nd
ta ping t he m to pre ve nt snagge d lines,
sa ils and finge rs.
Re me m be r tha t rigging, lik e eve ryt hing e lse ,
ca n age . As it ge t s older it ma y ne e d t o be
re plac e d. T he fre que nc y for w hic h this
be come s ne c e ssa ry de pe nds on the clim a te
and c onditions in w hic h the boat is sa iled.
For e x am ple: if you sa il in t he Ca ribbe a n it
should be re plac e d e ve ry 2 -3 yea rs
compare d t o every 10 for t he grea t lak e s.
You should c onsult a profe ssiona l rigge r for
advice .
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