[quote=nacra55][quote]On the trailer, I see recommendations to tighten the rig by having a helper hang on the trap line, in order to pull the mast to that side allowing you to move the shroud thimble one more hole down on the chain plate. Repeat on the other side.
Does everyone do this? [/quote]
Not on a stock Hobie 16 but most other boats. A H16 has loose standing rigging but running rigging, set by the jib tension, should be tight. On a H16 if you don't rig the jib, you can't get the rig tight.
Rake, the fore and aft setting of the mast, is set by where the shrouds are pinned.
Rig tension is how tight the fore stay is set. Most boats, excluding a H16, don't have two fore stays. So, the we do use the method you stated above.
Even with a tight rig, the leeward shroud will go slack. It's when the windward shroud goes slack that you have a problem.[/quote]
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