Joe,
Yes, there is slack in the leeward shrouds.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 6/27/2013 4:50:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com writes:

When you  guys are pointing do you have much slack in the leeward  shrouds?
Geoff

On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Joe Camp  <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:

>      I am with  you Rummy.  There is always some play in my stays, and the
> mast  has stood like an old trusty tree.  Even when the freak storm  
turned
> the boat over and buried my masthead in the mud last year, the  mast 
stayed
> fast to the deck.  The marina had to drag the boat  out of the mud, and no
> movement on the mast.
>
> Joe  Camp
> s/v John Dawson
> Bohemia River,  MD
>
>
>
>  >________________________________
> > From: "R22RumRunner at aol.com"  <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> >To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 10:34  AM
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Shroud and Stay  adjustments
> >
> >
> >I don't know anything about  the Loos(sp) gauge or even how to use one,
> but
> >300 lbs of  tightness on the R22 stays seems absurd to me. None of my 
stays
>  >are  more than finger tight.
> >
> >Rummy
>  >
> >
> >In a message dated 6/26/2013 11:20:02 A.M.  Eastern Daylight Time,
> >chsyhkr at gmail.com writes:
>  >
> >I have  had several folks tell I need to tight my back  stays more.  
When I
> >do  the inner shrouds are  affected.  The forward inner shrouds tighten
> but
> >can  be loosened with no problem.
> >
> >The inner back shrouds  loosen  but cannot be tightened enough with the
> >current  turnbuckles.
> >
> >I have  read to keep the forward  stays at 300 lbs and the aft stays at
> about
> >250   lbs.
> >
> >The outer shrouds are fine as they are even with  the masts and  stay the
> >same level of tension as the mast go  back or forth..
> >
> >Any  ideas on how to address  this on the rear inner  shrouds?
> >
> >
>  >Regards,
> >
> >David B. Craft
>  >Greensboro,  NC
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