[C38] A different mast question

[Mark O'Dell]

Sorry that this might be a bit of a tangent, but Ray's question below sparked another semi-related question that I have:

Last year I had my spreaders re-angled, my rig inspected and tuned. (Ended up replacing the shroud extension cable that comes through the hanging locker, as it was microscopically cracked in a few places on the swauge).

Anyway, these people told me something interesting, in that they said said we don't have a mast that will have much bend to it.. so be very gentle with the backstay adjuster.  (They went so far as to making me a limit indicator on the adjuster that "I shouldn't" exceed. )

They're telling me that our masthead rig isn't really bending the mast much at all... it's just pulling the mast down on the keel step harder and harder. 

I will also say that even if I exceed their "limit" my head stay is still sagging more than I think it should. +6" 

Do you guys go above 2k lbs of pressure? 3k? What you're setting?

Is my mast rake out of whack? 

Mark O'Dell
Momentous #230
Baltimore, MD
http://www.c38momentous.com




On Jun 25, 2013, at 12:52 PM, Ray Torok <torok13731 at gmail.com> wrote:

> All:
> 
> After repairing my lower spreaders, I have to retune the whole rig.  Are there recommended settings for mast rake, pre-bend and that stuff?  Also, is there a recommended tuning procedure (several are out there on the internet)?  Should I remove the Spartite plug at the partners to start?  I have no idea if the original setup was okay.  In fact, without lots of backstay (and mast bend), the headstay seemed awfully slack to me.  Any thoughts/advice/experience would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ray
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