Apr 21
Cutting the rigging, and hoping we cut it correctly
Matt and I spent a day last week cutting the new rigging for Syzygy, after we spent a day going over the numbers that we collected in Mexico. Why a whole day looking at 10 numbers? Because there were, uh, discrepancies between Jon’s measurements and Matt’s measurements. Sometimes those discrepancies were only 1/8 inch; sometimes those discrepancies were 1 1/4 inch. Fortunately, that’s why we have turnbuckles — so that we can tune the rig to the proper tautness, even if the shrouds are a bit long or short.
And if that’s no fun to look at, check out what Brion Toss has to say about rigging.
The wire: 3/8″, 1×19 braid, 316 stainless steel.
The fittings: Navtec Norseman (we spent the rest of the day installing them.)
The tool: dremel, w/diamond-coated cutting blades.
The results: we’ll find out when we put the mast back in…