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    420 Tuning GuideR21

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    This tuning guide provides instructions for measuring and adjusting the mast rake and prebend on a R21 mainsail. It instructs the user to fully hoist the main halyard and measure the distance to the top of a black band on the mast, which should be 4.90 cm. It also explains how to measure mast prebend by holding the main halyard tight and taking a measurement with a tensiometer 80 cm from the shroud plate. Sail settings for different mast rake and prebend measurements are provided in a table for reference.

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    420 Tuning GuideR21

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    This tuning guide provides instructions for measuring and adjusting the mast rake and prebend on a R21 mainsail. It instructs the user to fully hoist the main halyard and measure the distance to the top of a black band on the mast, which should be 4.90 cm. It also explains how to measure mast prebend by holding the main halyard tight and taking a measurement with a tensiometer 80 cm from the shroud plate. Sail settings for different mast rake and prebend measurements are provided in a table for reference.

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    This tuning guide provides instructions for measuring and adjusting the mast rake and prebend on a R21 mainsail. It instructs the user to fully hoist the main halyard and measure the distance to the top of a black band on the mast, which should be 4.90 cm. It also explains how to measure mast prebend by holding the main halyard tight and taking a measurement with a tensiometer 80 cm from the shroud plate. Sail settings for different mast rake and prebend measurements are provided in a table for reference.

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    420 Tuning GuideR21

    Uploaded by

    Neo Zao
    This tuning guide provides instructions for measuring and adjusting the mast rake and prebend on a R21 mainsail. It instructs the user to fully hoist the main halyard and measure the distance to the top of a black band on the mast, which should be 4.90 cm. It also explains how to measure mast prebend by holding the main halyard tight and taking a measurement with a tensiometer 80 cm from the shroud plate. Sail settings for different mast rake and prebend measurements are provided in a table for reference.

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    TUNING GUIDE

    R21 mainsail

    1 A
    2 3
    Mast Rake: Place the tensiometer
    For a correct measure- aproximately at
    ment be sure the main 80cm from the
    halyard is hoisted in shroud plate.
    the correct position.

    A Pull the halyard all


    the way to the top of
    the mast.
    1
    2
    3

    C
    4
    30

    B
    40

    B As a reference, the
    50
    80cm

    60
    70
    80

    distance to the top of 4.90

    the black band (on the


    mast near the boom)
    must be 4.90 cm.

    Check out that the


    main halyard is at the
    correct position every C Hold the main
    time you hoist it again. halyard as tight
    as possible and
    measure the
    Measure the mast step prebend as
    position as shown here. shown.

    Spreaders length
    measure from the
    center of the shroud to For greater precision
    the side of the mast. use RIGBLITZ Kg scale

    Jib wire tension Rigblitz: Loose PT-1: 3 mm dyform


    Shroud tension Rigblitz: Loose PT-1: 2.5 mm dyform
    Spreaders lenght

    SETTINGS 1 2 3 4 5
    MAST RAKE 6,10m 6,08 m 6,06 m 6,04m 6,00 m
    MAST PREBEND 49 mm 45 mm 52 mm 52 mm 55 mm
    SHORUD TENSION 32 / 2 31 5 30 / 2 30 / 2 29 5 / 2
    MAST STEP 282cm 282cm 283cm 283cm 283cm
    CHOCKS 1 /-1 0 / +1 1,5/ 0,5 1/0 0,5 / 0
    NOTES

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