GP14 Sailing Forums Forum rig tension Bourne Plastics' GP 14

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      ROLLYWAY
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      we have a number of very serviceable Bourne Plastics boats at Derwent and need to re-tune them. does anyone know the maximum rig tension which may safely be used?

      Thanks in anticipation

      Maurice Cooper

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      Oliver Shaw
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      I don’t know the safe limit,  but I would be inclined to play safe,  keeping the tensioning technology in period with the boat.   So any technique up to and including a Highfield lever should be OK,  but a muscle box or a cascade tackle might be risky,  and especially if tailed back to a 2:1 inside the boat.

      In the early days of GRP boats,  which includes at least the earliest Bourne Plastics ones,  there were occasional stories of structural failure,  including chainplates pulling out of the boat.

      Hope this helps,

       

      Oliver

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