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T U N I N G T H E H 3 8 6 B& R RI G
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from side t o side ). I f not t he n a djust t he
low e rs (D1 ) unt il it is.
8 . I f you ha ve t he st a nda rd rig you ne e d t o
a t t a c h t he st rut s a t t his t im e . At t a c h
t he low e r e nd of t he st rut t o t he sm a lle r
hole in t he c ha inpla t e . Adjust t he le ngt h
by t urning t he ba ll joint be a ring in t he
uppe r e nd of t he st rut unt il t he hole s in
t he pin c a n be a t t a c he d. I t is norm a l t o
ha ve som e pla y be t w e e n t he st rut a nd
t he c ha inpla t e a nd st rut bra c k e t
9 . T he fina l t e st is t o go sa iling in 1 0 -1 5
k not s of w ind. I f w he n sa iling upw ind,
t he shrouds on t he le e w a rd side a re
sla c k t he n t ight e n t he m t o re m ove a bout
ha lf t he sla c k k e e ping not e of t he
num be r of t urns. T he n t a c k a nd do t he
sa m e t o t he ot he r side . Do t his unt il you
a re ha ppy w it h t he t e nsion a nd t he
le e w a rd side doe s not ge t loose w he n
t he boa t is he e le d. N ow sight up t he
m a st t o be sure it is st ill re la t ive ly
st ra ight from side t o side . I f it is not
t he n a djust t o a ppropria t e rigging t o
c orre c t it . For e x a m ple : if t he m a st is
st ra ight unt il t he uppe r spre a de r a nd
t he n hook s t o t he w indw a rd side t he n
you w ill ha ve t o re visit st e ps 6 a nd 7
a bove . Re m e m be r t o a lw a ys t ight e n t he
le e w a rd shroud, t a c k a nd t ight e n t he
ne w le e w a rd shroud t he sa m e a m ount .
T his pre ve nt s da m a ge t o t he t urnbuc k le s
a nd is a lso m uc h e a sie r t o do. K e e p in
m ind it is a lso possible t o ha ve
som e t hing t oo t ight suc h a s a dia gona l
shroud.
1 0 . At t his point you should ha ve a de qua t e
he a dst a y t e nsion. T he sa ils a re built for
a bout 1 0
”
[2 5 0 m m ] of he a dst a y sa g, t he
be nd in t he st a nda rd m a st should be
a bout 4
”
[1 0 0 m m ] a nd 1
”
[2 5 m m ] in t he
furling m a st a nd it hould be ne a rly
st ra ight from side t o side w he n sa iling
upw ind. I f a ny of t he se a re not t rue t he n
re visit t he a ppropria t e st e p a bove t o
c orre c t it . I f t he sa g in t he he a dst a y is
t oo m uc h t he n a dding t e nsion t o t he
ve rt ic a ls w ill fix it .
1 1 . Onc e t he rig is t une d you should m a k e
sure t o a dd t he c ot t e r pins t o a ll t he
rigging be nding ba c k t he e nds a nd
t a ping t he m t o pre ve nt sna gge d line s,
sa ils a nd finge rs.
Re m e m be r t ha t rigging, lik e e ve ryt hing e lse ,
c a n a ge . As it ge t s olde r it m a y ne e d t o be
re pla c e d. T he fre que nc y for w hic h t his
be c om e s ne c e ssa ry de pe nds on t he c lim a t e
a nd c ondit ions in w hic h t he boa t is sa ile d.
For e x a m ple : if you sa il in t he Ca ribbe a n it
should be re pla c e d e ve ry 2 -3 ye a rs
c om pa re d t o e ve ry 1 0 for t he gre a t la k e s.
Y ou should c onsult a profe ssiona l rigge r for
a dvic e .