Tuning our CARBON RIG with a HYDRAULIC JACK | Ep. 41
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- SAILBOAT REFIT - Tuning our CARBON RIG with a HYDRAULIC JACK
In last weeks video we explained that rigs the size of ours need to be tuned using a hydraulic jack in order to fit wedge known as shims underneath in order to get the right amount of tension
In this video we send Timo a-loft to tune the diagonals.
We were extremely lucky to have the builder of our mast, Pete Kula from Applied Composite Technologies (composites.com.au) in Australia here to help us
Our mast is approx 26m long and made of carbon fibre. It's got 3 spreaders and the standing rigging consists of 2 cap shrouds and 3 sets of diagonals (d1, d2 and d3).
Rigging on boats is usually tensioned by hand using turnbuckles. But for boats and rigging over a certain size, this is no longer possible as force needed produce so much heat that it would cause the turnbuckles to deform. In this case, a hydraulic jack is used instead.
Let's see how much force we will tune our rig to!
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It's difficult to imagine the scale of the forces at work on that mast, especially for someone accustomed to 24' to 42' sloops. It's an entirely different world. And the idea that you can just unload the mast at anchor and prolong the life of the rigging is brilliant. How fortunate that the mast builder was available to walk you through the procedures.
Cheers Michael! Yeah we were very lucky to have Pete with us 😅
Fantastic video
Cheers Albert! 🍻
WOW...This fine tuning of the the entire rigging will see you safely through the oceans...Well done and congratulations for being so professional....
Cheers Trev 🍻 let’s hope so!!!
I have always wondered how race boats tuned their rigs. You have presented this process sonI could understand it. Thank You ! Ric
Cheers Ric :)
This is such a great insight to the technical side of rigging, reading Pete Goss book about the vende getting knocked down etc and surviving when you know the static loads it’s incredible he didn’t lose the lot, others did. Sure Nando was in that race.
Thanks Hedley :) yeah the loads experienced out at sea are hard to fathom! Yep Nándor was indeed in that Vendée, but with his second boat (NV was his first)
One of your most interesting videos. Very good insights.
Thanks 🙏
what a pain in the backside that rig could be .I hope you enjoy the boat and sailing fast.
Cheers 🍻
Hairy job, nice to see how it is done. SV Skoiren IV
Cheers John :) yeah was pretty nerve wracking 😬
Now emagine on a AC with no spreaders , Rotating mast , & doing 45 to 50 knots boat speed , This was easy Ha great to see you had the best of help in tuning the rig , Now for that lifting keel ?
Cheers Bill wow can't even imagine!!!
Che lavoro pazzesco, che fatica di concentrazione, misurazioni, calcoli, correzioni e messa a punto. Fondamentale però. Adesso capisco come mai m'è capitato di vedere talvolta l'albero tutto storto e non serviva tensionare gli stralli
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sorry im late to the party...what I dont understand, is how you know you had to loose the turnbuckles of the cap shrouds? that released pressure...that part is not clear for me
I’ll have to watch the video again to be sure about which part you mean but here we were going to tighten the diagonals which will also increase the pressure on the caps so to be sure as not to go overboard we eased the caps first (with the idea that we can always tighten them again after - once we’ve measured the new tension). Hope that helps
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