http://setsail.com/rod-rigging-fatigue/ A New Paradigm for Cruising Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:01:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://setsail.com/rod-rigging-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-803 Steve Dashew Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:21:51 +0000 http://setsail.com/?p=1329#comment-803 Bill: Point loading with the reaching strut cannot be good for the rod, but the large diameter of the extrusion will mitigate to some degree. Best to check with someone like Navtec for a definitive word. Bill:
Point loading with the reaching strut cannot be good for the rod, but the large diameter of the extrusion will mitigate to some degree. Best to check with someone like Navtec for a definitive word.

]]> http://setsail.com/rod-rigging-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Bill Mayer Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:12:12 +0000 http://setsail.com/?p=1329#comment-801 Question; When reaching with the spinaker, many racers lash the reaching strut to the upper rod stays. Is this practice acceptable or dangerous as it can place a side load on the rod. Question;
When reaching with the spinaker, many racers lash the reaching strut to the upper rod stays. Is this practice acceptable or dangerous as it can place a side load on the rod.

]]>