"Michael,
From experience over three keel boats a fully battened main is almost a requirement.
Not only will it make dropping the sail into the boom bag far easier it certainly reduces any flogging and vastly lengthens the life of the sail. While…"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Paddy Delaney Jul 24, 2012. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Electrical power that is.Does anyone understand how much power I am going to use with my laptop runing MAPTEC navigations software.Do I need an inverter, will it help?Should I add a battery, and just…Continue
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- I have a Cal 31 and love to sail. I expect to retire on the biggest boat I can afford, within my pocketbook, and join up with some interesting people along the way.
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french built 2010 43 has been very dry down below but now a slow leak has occurred which is showing at the limber holes under the floor board in forward cabin. Bilge pump goes every 3hrs for 20secs. Not sure if it’s fresh/rain water or…"
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Hi Peter, I have owned and sailed "Zephyr" a Cal 29 Hull 34 since 1976. The process I have used to tension the standing rigging follows the recommendations of Bill Lapworth in his rig tuning letter of 1970 or 1971.
Ensure that the mast is plumb to the boat and in collumn. Take the boat out and sail it in ten to twelve knots of wind. Sail close hauled on both starbord and port tacks. Adjust both the uppers and the lowers so that the mast remains in collumn while under moderate load.
This tuning method provides for a good performing rig while maintaining low static loads in the rig. Head stay sag is adjusted by tensioning the backstay adjuster.
Zephyr has a split backstay witha double block arrangement that is used to reduce the distance between the backstays after the split. This arrangement is simple and is quite effective in controling headstay sag.
Richard Labadie
I have the specs for wire size tension on my Cal 31. I will get it this weekend and post.