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Wow, I never thought about it this way
In Response To: About the stresses in unstayed rigs... 
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() DDW, many thanks for this amazing analysis. Being the old traditionalist I am, I never thought about it this way and it makes sense, not that I am going to make my Pearson into an unstayed rig. That said, I do check my chain plates regularly and the next time the spar is down, they are coming out for an inspection and or replacement. Again, thanks for an interesting analysis. Now I understand some things, though I will have to look-up a few of the terms. I stand humbled.
Mike Meier
Messages In This Thread
- Dismasting of the Galapagos
- A harrowing story, and a good advertisement for free standing rigs...
- With new equipment, its easy...
- About the stresses in unstayed rigs...
- Wow, I never thought about it this way
- That's a very cool boom vang arrangement.
- About the stresses in unstayed rigs...
- With new equipment, its easy...
- Checking out their blog, it's not the first time they had a rigging issue
- That was a good find. It's about
- I don't drop the mast anymore. Pain in the ass and often damaged something in the process.
- I always figured it was kind of
- different school of thought
- Piece of cake, here. It's all what you're used to.
- Yup, stepping and unstepping are simple and stress free..
- I left a couple of things out
- You guys have to have fairly simple
- I will stop complaining
- I find stepping/unstepping to be tedious and costly, not stressful..
- OK, Now we're talking apples and apples.
- When you do it every year you get it down to a simple process...
- Not quite as easy on a larger, more complex boat...
- Well, part of the difference jumps out
- Every ten years whether it needs it or not...
- Not quite as easy on a larger, more complex boat...
- OK, Now we're talking apples and apples.
- Simple, as in stock yawl rig, I guess.
- You guys have to have fairly simple
- I left a couple of things out
- Yup, stepping and unstepping are simple and stress free..
- Piece of cake, here. It's all what you're used to.
- different school of thought
- I always figured it was kind of
- I don't drop the mast anymore. Pain in the ass and often damaged something in the process.
- And sometimes it's just plain luck. Here's Tehani's broken mast head
- That was a good find. It's about
- A harrowing story, and a good advertisement for free standing rigs...
