[Alberg30] Tensioning Dual Stays

[Voyager Toronto]

Thanks for the responses to my original question. I've been off-list for the 
last little while because I've been too busy--SAILING! Yes, I loosened the 
forestay so it was just on-scale on the Loos, i.e. 250 lbs, tightened up 
furler, and when it all looked good, went sailing. I've been out a few times 
times now. The rig appears to hold up well, and the boat seems well 
balanced. If she has a bit of momentum going, I can let the tiller go and 
she'll keep her course for the longest while before eventually rounding up 
into the wind. Last remaining concern: I was unable to measure the tension 
in the furler stay with the Loos gauge; to do that it looks like I would  
have had to remove a section of the revolving aluminium sheathing to expose 
the stay, and I didn't want to fool around with that. So I went about the 
marina shaking other people's furlers and set mine to the same feel by hand. 
I hope that doesn't prove too unscientific. I wonder how many owners simply 
judge their stay tension like that?

I didn't want to go looser than 250 lbs on the forestay tension as I don't 
know how much I can trust the furling system not to break.

Thanks for all the advice.

Calvin, Voyager #30

>From: "Voyager Toronto" <voyagertoronto at hotmail.com>
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>Subject: [Alberg30] Tensioning Dual Stays Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 02:00:12 
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>What's the correct tuning when both a (Profurl) furling system AND a 
>separate forestay are installed?
>Calvin
>Voyager #30, Toronto
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