Re: Bought my first sailboat!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 4:09 pmYou are right that loose stays risk the rig. It should be tight enough on shore that you can pluck a low note on it. Supposedly an F 
(I don't have absolute pitch, so I can't vouch for that). Even with that much tension, the leeward shroud will be visibly slack, going upwind in moderately strong winds, but there should be no slamming of the rig, even in waves (the windward shroud would remain under tension).
If your new shrouds remain too short, there may be ways to fix that; for example by adding a short stainless steel strap between chainplates and shroud (something that acts like a chainplate extender). You should be able to even make one yourself from a bit of SS stock (cutting and drilling of SS takes patience, but can be done). I just wouldn't use any shackles, or suchlike, that could open under load.
(I don't have absolute pitch, so I can't vouch for that). Even with that much tension, the leeward shroud will be visibly slack, going upwind in moderately strong winds, but there should be no slamming of the rig, even in waves (the windward shroud would remain under tension).If your new shrouds remain too short, there may be ways to fix that; for example by adding a short stainless steel strap between chainplates and shroud (something that acts like a chainplate extender). You should be able to even make one yourself from a bit of SS stock (cutting and drilling of SS takes patience, but can be done). I just wouldn't use any shackles, or suchlike, that could open under load.