Re: Turnbuckles and loos gauge
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:27 pm
While you are doing this, add the length of a toggle at the top forestay connection. there are threads here explaining why.whgoffrn wrote:I guess it doesn't take that long to adjust the side stays back down to 280 /240 ..... if you are doing it on land....i bought the tool a couple years back from bwy and never put much use to it... I hate the idea of drilling higher up on my mast and getting the measurements wrong
If the mast to deck angle was an exact 90 degrees the math would be easy a squared + b squared = c squared (pathagoreum equation spelling??? Lol)
BUT since it's not 90 degrees exact and the mast plate isn't perfectly level with where the forestay attaches .... you can't do the math without knowing at least one of the angles and I just can't seem to drill a hole through the mast without knowing for sure .... I guess I could adjust the turnbuckle at the halfway point and Johnson lever also at the halfway point to compensate for those and do as close as possible and id have 2 adjustment points to compensate for using the math for a right triangle when it's truly not a perfect right triangle???
Your diagram shows to drill the holes 8 inches up is that just for the added length of the lever or lever and to also remove rake? If I'm drilling I'd want to kill 2 birds with one stone