Anyone have some baseline alum mast rig settings? Just need basic starting points to get me by until I have time to go get the carbon mast. Eric
Eric, when I sailed that boat.. mast all the way back in the step unless the last owner moved the step back.. Your headstay length is fixed... cap shrouds about 32, set-up lowers so you just have a slight amount of sag to leward, spreader length and sweep are not adjustable.. Adjust cap tension according to wind strength, should appear slight loose to leward when in a max hike, sheet condition.
keep her as flat as possible, drive for speed all the time.
Get you boat down early and I will go out with you and help you with set-up. I may know of crew who have sailed your boat that may be availible for LBRW..??
32 on newer Loos?
From memory (5+ years since folks raced with tin rigs around here):
- 32 is not a bad base setting. Its a tree trunk so you are not going to get much prebend down low. Its all about controlling the head stay.
In big breeze you can get 39/42 on the loos gauge.
- The head stay is shorter than carbon boats sail with. I had the mast butt noticeably further fwd than carbon rig. I seem to recall varying 1 - 2 holes showing behind rig. Play with mast butt to get balanced helm
- You can compete in light to light/medium but when the breeze pipes up, you will have a hard time keeping up with the carbon rigs upwind.....but you'll still be having fun.
Welcome to class and enjoy yr boat.
Quote from: Tim Carter on April 30, 2013, 07:55:39 PM
Eric, when I sailed that boat.. mast all the way back in the step unless the last owner moved the step back.. Your headstay length is fixed... cap shrouds about 32, set-up lowers so you just have a slight amount of sag to leward, spreader length and sweep are not adjustable.. Adjust cap tension according to wind strength, should appear slight loose to leward when in a max hike, sheet condition.
keep her as flat as possible, drive for speed all the time.
Get you boat down early and I will go out with you and help you with set-up. I may know of crew who have sailed your boat that may be availible for LBRW..??
Timbo, if the crew I think you're talking about....he's not allowed to sail LBRW....he's WAAAY too fast !!