[alberg30] Re: rig measurements

[Ken Butler]

From: Ken Butler <kbutler at isn.net>

At 11:45 AM 1/16/99 -0500, you wrote:
>From: "George Dinwiddie" <gdinwiddie at mail.min.net>
>
>I've made some measurements of my rig.  These measurements should be 
>treated as approximations.  It's not easy to get accurate 
>measurements single-handedly.  Also, these are based on boat #543, 
>one of the "new-style."  I generally tried to measure the wires from 
>pin to pin, including the turnbuckle, and to match the catenary of 
>the wire with the tape measure.  I may have made mistakes, however.
>
>Mast extrusion  34' 11"
>Boom            14' 10-3/4" (end to center of gooseneck pin)
>Spreader        3' 1/2"
>Upper shroud    35' 3"
>Lower shroud    19' 5"
>Backstay        40' 8"
>Forestay		36' 10"
>
>Hope this helps,
>  George
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>George this really helps.I spent the morning,trying to work it out from
the sail plan but I did not have much confidence but we are in accord give
or take a couple of inches. Again much thanks- I can really get moving on
stuff now.  Ken 


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