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I'm consistently a kt. slower on the port tack than the starboard and
it's starting to make me nuts. Almost as nuts as the "weather" on the Great Lakes this "summer". To start, all the standing rigging is new as of last year with about 40 hours of total sailing time on it. I measured the mast for plumbness using the main halyard, then tightened the uppers by hand keeping the mast in column. Then snugged the forestay hand tight. Then attempted to induce some prebend by tightening the aft stay, first hand tight, then with a wrench. Sighting up the main track shows a slight aft bend, maybe an inch over my 34' mast height, then checking again for straightness athwartship. Finally hand tightened the single inner shrouds. Out for sail testing and on the starboard tack the boat falls into the groove and runs right up to hull speed with a #3 and the full main in about 12-15kts of breeze. Slight weather helm and I can trim her for hands off at hull speed. Tack to port and we have to fall to leeward a bit to get her to accelerate and she never really gets into a comfortable groove. More pronounced weather helm and she seems to be struggling to come to hull speed. On both tacks the inner shrouds flop loosely and I know that will need to be dealt with next time out. As well, the forestay sags at least 5-6 inches from the centreline. I've read that "hand-tight" is good enough for shrouds and stays but this can't be right. My pointing ability can't be what it could be with such a loose rig. I'm looking for tuning hints here. It's just a conventional masthead rig with single lower shrouds and no backstay tensioner installed. Headsails are hank-on. Main has 3 full battens. |
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On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:51:43 -0500, "mr.b" wrote:
I'm consistently a kt. slower on the port tack than the starboard and it's starting to make me nuts. Almost as nuts as the "weather" on the Great Lakes this "summer". To start, all the standing rigging is new as of last year with about 40 hours of total sailing time on it. I measured the mast for plumbness using the main halyard, then tightened the uppers by hand keeping the mast in column. Then snugged the forestay hand tight. Then attempted to induce some prebend by tightening the aft stay, first hand tight, then with a wrench. Sighting up the main track shows a slight aft bend, maybe an inch over my 34' mast height, then checking again for straightness athwartship. Finally hand tightened the single inner shrouds. Out for sail testing and on the starboard tack the boat falls into the groove and runs right up to hull speed with a #3 and the full main in about 12-15kts of breeze. Slight weather helm and I can trim her for hands off at hull speed. Tack to port and we have to fall to leeward a bit to get her to accelerate and she never really gets into a comfortable groove. More pronounced weather helm and she seems to be struggling to come to hull speed. On both tacks the inner shrouds flop loosely and I know that will need to be dealt with next time out. As well, the forestay sags at least 5-6 inches from the centreline. I've read that "hand-tight" is good enough for shrouds and stays but this can't be right. My pointing ability can't be what it could be with such a loose rig. I'm looking for tuning hints here. It's just a conventional masthead rig with single lower shrouds and no backstay tensioner installed. Headsails are hank-on. Main has 3 full battens. Buy a Loos Gauge. |
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"mr.b" wrote in message
m... I'm consistently a kt. slower on the port tack than the starboard and it's starting to make me nuts. Almost as nuts as the "weather" on the Great Lakes this "summer". To start, all the standing rigging is new as of last year with about 40 hours of total sailing time on it. I measured the mast for plumbness using the main halyard, then tightened the uppers by hand keeping the mast in column. Then snugged the forestay hand tight. Then attempted to induce some prebend by tightening the aft stay, first hand tight, then with a wrench. Sighting up the main track shows a slight aft bend, maybe an inch over my 34' mast height, then checking again for straightness athwartship. Finally hand tightened the single inner shrouds. Out for sail testing and on the starboard tack the boat falls into the groove and runs right up to hull speed with a #3 and the full main in about 12-15kts of breeze. Slight weather helm and I can trim her for hands off at hull speed. Tack to port and we have to fall to leeward a bit to get her to accelerate and she never really gets into a comfortable groove. More pronounced weather helm and she seems to be struggling to come to hull speed. On both tacks the inner shrouds flop loosely and I know that will need to be dealt with next time out. As well, the forestay sags at least 5-6 inches from the centreline. I've read that "hand-tight" is good enough for shrouds and stays but this can't be right. My pointing ability can't be what it could be with such a loose rig. I'm looking for tuning hints here. It's just a conventional masthead rig with single lower shrouds and no backstay tensioner installed. Headsails are hank-on. Main has 3 full battens. If you really expect any decent advice how about providing the following: 1) Make and size of boat include LWL 2) How are you measuring speed through the water? (GPS or submersed rotor?) 3) Angle of heel on port tack 4) Angle of heel on starboard tack 5) What kind of keel does the boat have? 6) Inboard or outboard motor? 7) if inboard is the prop shaft on the centerline? 8) how are you determining the apparent wind angle? Wilbur Hubbard |
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"mr.b" wrote in message
m... I'm consistently a kt. slower on the port tack than the starboard and it's starting to make me nuts. Almost as nuts as the "weather" on the Great Lakes this "summer". To start, all the standing rigging is new as of last year with about 40 hours of total sailing time on it. I measured the mast for plumbness using the main halyard, then tightened the uppers by hand keeping the mast in column. Then snugged the forestay hand tight. Then attempted to induce some prebend by tightening the aft stay, first hand tight, then with a wrench. Sighting up the main track shows a slight aft bend, maybe an inch over my 34' mast height, then checking again for straightness athwartship. Finally hand tightened the single inner shrouds. Out for sail testing and on the starboard tack the boat falls into the groove and runs right up to hull speed with a #3 and the full main in about 12-15kts of breeze. Slight weather helm and I can trim her for hands off at hull speed. Tack to port and we have to fall to leeward a bit to get her to accelerate and she never really gets into a comfortable groove. More pronounced weather helm and she seems to be struggling to come to hull speed. On both tacks the inner shrouds flop loosely and I know that will need to be dealt with next time out. As well, the forestay sags at least 5-6 inches from the centreline. I've read that "hand-tight" is good enough for shrouds and stays but this can't be right. My pointing ability can't be what it could be with such a loose rig. I'm looking for tuning hints here. It's just a conventional masthead rig with single lower shrouds and no backstay tensioner installed. Headsails are hank-on. Main has 3 full battens. Are you sure it's a rigging issue, beyond what you've stated toward the end? Did you notice or not notice this prior to the new rigging? Here's a tuning guide for manually tuning a C&C.. not sure what boat you have. http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/doityou...ing/tuning.htm -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:48:37 -0700, Capt. JG wrote:
Are you sure it's a rigging issue, beyond what you've stated toward the end? Did you notice or not notice this prior to the new rigging? truthfully no, I don't know for a fact that it is a rigging issue and in fact I did notice this prior to the new rigging. I replaced the rigging because it may have been the original gear on the 40 year old boat. We got a large set of invoices for work done when we bought the boat in 2000, but no record of the standing rigging ever having been replaced. Another poster mentioned keel/rudder alignment. Unless the boat came out of the mold wrong, and I don't think it did because this assymetry has only been noticed for two seasons, I will look closer at the rudder when it comes out in the fall if I can't resolve this by tweaking the rigging. Here's a tuning guide for manually tuning a C&C.. not sure what boat you have. http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/doityou...ing/tuning.htm close enough, mine is a 1966 Hinterholler HR 28 thanks |
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"mr.b" wrote in message
m... On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:48:37 -0700, Capt. JG wrote: Are you sure it's a rigging issue, beyond what you've stated toward the end? Did you notice or not notice this prior to the new rigging? truthfully no, I don't know for a fact that it is a rigging issue and in fact I did notice this prior to the new rigging. I replaced the rigging because it may have been the original gear on the 40 year old boat. We got a large set of invoices for work done when we bought the boat in 2000, but no record of the standing rigging ever having been replaced. Another poster mentioned keel/rudder alignment. Unless the boat came out of the mold wrong, and I don't think it did because this assymetry has only been noticed for two seasons, I will look closer at the rudder when it comes out in the fall if I can't resolve this by tweaking the rigging. Here's a tuning guide for manually tuning a C&C.. not sure what boat you have. http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/doityou...ing/tuning.htm close enough, mine is a 1966 Hinterholler HR 28 thanks Good move about replacing the rigging... I seriously doubt it's an alignment issue. It may just be the nature of the boat. You'll never have a boat that behaves exactly the same on opposite tacks. I've noticed this on many different boats, including my boat, although I've never worried about it all that much. It was professionally tuned. If I have a full water tank (port side), then I can see a slight lean when it sits at the dock. I usually leave it about 1/2 to 3/4 full, which seems to work. Even, for example, and inch off on the traveller center would make a difference. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Get this document:
http://seldenmast.com/frameset.cfm?i...dnum=334078021 Choose the English version. If the performance of your boat is indeed asymmetrical, something not rig related might be afoot. Your keel (or rudder) could be out of line. Cheers, GM I'm consistently a kt. slower on the port tack than the starboard and it's starting to make me nuts. Almost as nuts as the "weather" on the Great Lakes this "summer". To start, all the standing rigging is new as of last year with about 40 hours of total sailing time on it. I measured the mast for plumbness using the main halyard, then tightened the uppers by hand keeping the mast in column. Then snugged the forestay hand tight. Then attempted to induce some prebend by tightening the aft stay, first hand tight, then with a wrench. Sighting up the main track shows a slight aft bend, maybe an inch over my 34' mast height, then checking again for straightness athwartship. Finally hand tightened the single inner shrouds. Out for sail testing and on the starboard tack the boat falls into the groove and runs right up to hull speed with a #3 and the full main in about 12-15kts of breeze. Slight weather helm and I can trim her for hands off at hull speed. Tack to port and we have to fall to leeward a bit to get her to accelerate and she never really gets into a comfortable groove. More pronounced weather helm and she seems to be struggling to come to hull speed. On both tacks the inner shrouds flop loosely and I know that will need to be dealt with next time out. As well, the forestay sags at least 5-6 inches from the centreline. I've read that "hand-tight" is good enough for shrouds and stays but this can't be right. My pointing ability can't be what it could be with such a loose rig. I'm looking for tuning hints here. It's just a conventional masthead rig with single lower shrouds and no backstay tensioner installed. Headsails are hank-on. Main has 3 full battens. |
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On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:52:18 -0400, gmackey wrote:
Get this document: http://seldenmast.com/frameset.cfm?i...dnum=334078021 Choose the English version. If the performance of your boat is indeed asymmetrical, something not rig related might be afoot. Your keel (or rudder) could be out of line. thanks, a good read |
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mr.b wrote:
I'm consistently a kt. slower on the port tack than the starboard ... On both tacks the inner shrouds flop loosely... I'm looking for tuning hints here. Tighten the rigging and scrub the portside hull? Brian W |
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brian whatcott wrote:
mr.b wrote: I'm consistently a kt. slower on the port tack than the starboard ... On both tacks the inner shrouds flop loosely... I'm looking for tuning hints here. Tighten the rigging and scrub the portside hull? Brian W That's a winner if the boat is on a marina berth, not a swinging mooring. The side that gets the sun fouls worse . . . -- Ian Malcolm. London, ENGLAND. (NEWSGROUP REPLY PREFERRED) ianm[at]the[dash]malcolms[dot]freeserve[dot]co[dot]uk [at]=@, [dash]=- & [dot]=. *Warning* HTML & 32K emails -- NUL: |
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