Thread: rig tension gauge
View Single Post
  #9   Report Post  
posted to rec.boats.building
Drew Dalgleish Drew Dalgleish is offline
external usenet poster
  
First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Sep 2006
Posts: 49
Default rig tension gauge
On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:32:22 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:27:23 GMT, (Drew
Dalgleish) wrote:

Isn't the tension at both sides of the mast always equal with the mast
leaning to one sise or the other if the stays are tightened unevenly?

No. The wind is often from one side of the boat, for one thing. If
tension is the same in no wind, it will not be once the wind hits the
sails and creats a side force. I have sailed more than one boat that
usually had at least one slack wire. Always slack on the downwind
side, upwind was always tight.

Casady

I was reffering to the tension before any external forces are added.
Reply With QuoteReply With Quote