Thanks for posting these. This is what I was looking for! TH Thomas Howe Mailto:Thomas@TEHowe.com O --------(\ ---------- ~ (\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Rich Makela Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 6:20 PM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: Re: M_Boats: Shrouds and Stays Tension Joe, I follow the recommendations in a video produced by Brian Toss of Port Townsend. His numbers are consistent with those that appear on the Loos web site. I use a Loos gauge to measure the tension. I've been using the following numbers for several years with good results. Lower Shroud 10% of breaking strength (210 lbs) 25 on Loos gauge Upper Shroud 15% of breaking strength ( 315 lbs) 32 on Loos gauge Forestay 12% of breaking strength ( 396 lbs) 41 on Loos gauge Backstay 15% of breaking strength ( 315 lbs) 32 on Loos gauge This assumes that the forestay is 5/32 and all the rest are 1/8 Rich Makela M-17 #233 - Harmony -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Murphy Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 10:56 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Shrouds and Stays Tension I'm still at a loss for finding the right amount of tension on shrouds and stays. Jerry has chimed in a number of times with his sage advice but it ends up in my ears the same way that a good friend of mine tunes his guitar. I ask him where he starts and he simply says that you start by finding the right pitch. Oh... So I try and make the shrouds balanced side to side with the tops a tad tighter than the lowers. But just like tuning the guitar, it's that starting point that eludes me. Joe Seafrog M17 #651 ps Turns out I'm tone deaf.... _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats When posting, remember that there is no privacy on the Internet! _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats When posting, remember that there is no privacy on the Internet!