Checking and Tuning your Standing Rigging

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5 жыл бұрын

Point higher on both Port and Starboard tacks and prevent damage to your standing rigging by checking and tuning your rig. This video cover easy ways to check to see if the mast is leaning to one side or the other and to check the tension on the standing rigging.

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@elemsit 17 күн бұрын

Clean as a pin!

@MattO109 3 жыл бұрын

Getting into sailing can be daunting, your videos are quite informative!

@christopherstevenson9737 Жыл бұрын

Nice intro to tensioning. Would love to see more about using a tensioner gage! Thx

@oahukiteboarder808 3 жыл бұрын

thank u 4 gettiong right into it... for NOT having music background this is a GREAT video

@CaptainLang 3 жыл бұрын

As much as I fancy myself as an artistic film maker, music doesn't help the serious sailor so I try to keep it on point. Thank you for watching and commenting!

@videog7747 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative Captain Lang. Nice use of the Loos Gauge!

@carlososti1138 2 жыл бұрын

very informative. I did like the simplicity you described it.

@nancytran5074 5 жыл бұрын

Very useful 👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing Captain Lang 👏👏👏

@foundatsea3483 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Thanks!

@jaimepaiva8847 5 жыл бұрын

really nice videos, Captain. thank you!

@svgenie3295 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome......great thing to do at the start of season.........thanks 👍🏻

@lieseanartista 5 жыл бұрын

Great instructional video!

@georgioupeter 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, thanks!

@chrissantomero1352 4 жыл бұрын

awesome tutorial, thank you!

@CaptainLang 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Every comment made on my videos gets KZfaq to recommend me more. Thanks again for the complement and the comment.

@harbourdogNL 2 жыл бұрын

That's great, thank you.

@svhappymondays9123 5 жыл бұрын

Wow top tip now where did I put my tape measure,

@mrzif0013 3 жыл бұрын

great advice. i was going to ask the size of a 20' boats shrouds my new to me boat has a tall mast and spaghetti thin cable for shrouds that size needs to be large enough to handle the load i have little these will.

@CaptainLang 3 жыл бұрын

Every boat is different. Your thin cable may be correct. You could have a hinged mast mount that can't take more pressure. Heaver cable needs greater tension and you might pull out your chain-plates! Do a lot of research so you get the right side for your boat and it will last you 15 to 20 years.

@jetlaggedchef6806 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video! When you were under way and tugging on the rigging on the lee side, would you consider yours loose or tight with that much give?

@CaptainLang 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, when I am moving my rigging it is loose!

@jetlaggedchef6806 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I thought that was pretty obvious but I'm a newbie so I wasn't sure. :)

@marshalkrieg2664 2 жыл бұрын

I bought a 18 foot ODay sailboat, almost on a whim, its in my driveway. I dont feel confident about setting up the mast and rigging, I might hire somebody for that.

@sylviobasque9437 2 ай бұрын

Excellente vidéo. But i think you are wrong on the 1 inch difference gonna make your top of the mast off of 1/2 a inch. What is true is if you have one inch more on one side. The correction is give 1/2 inch from the other side and take 1/2 inch from that one side. But in the case you have like in this exemple one inch difference. So the the mistake is 1/2 inch. Let say your boat is 10 ft large and 40 ft high. The triangle (5x40) keep his angle. It rotate from the base 1/2 inch the top gonna move about 8 time more (40/5=8) . So the top of the mast should be like 1/2 x 8 = 4 inches off. 4inches off gonna certainly make difference in the sailing performances. That is why it is important to be as accurate as possible to center the mast.

@dmears2002Golf 5 жыл бұрын

Should be mandatory for all club maintenance managers.

@deborahdoyle6743 2 жыл бұрын

Your audio started with there are several things that can cause this issue but I have no idea what issue you were concerned about.

@CaptainLang 2 жыл бұрын

The main concern is that loose standing rigging lets the mast slam and shock the rigging as the mast flops back and forth. This not only shortens the rig life but can cause a failure which might bring down the mast. A properly turned rig also helps keep the boat pointing just as high on both port and starboard tack.

@seanrhone5306 5 жыл бұрын

Using a bungee cord when checking the length of the shrouds does not sound very exact.The fact that bungee cords stretch is a huge issue. I prefer to hook a tape measure to a halyard and run it up the mast and use that to check the distance.

@CaptainLang 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, a good quality tape measure is a better way but the bungee is accurate enough and is handy if you don't have a tape measure that's long enough to go up the mast.

@jackever 5 жыл бұрын

he is only using the bungee to to keep the halyard tight, and measuring deck to the halyard, yes indirectly measuring the bungee, but that is not important. the important thing is that each side is close , while maintaining enough tension in the shrouds. Perhaps your concern is stretch in the Halyard?? That is the purpose of the bungee, to keep the minute halyard stretch near the same on each side.