Howdy all,
I have been racing my 21SE against a Hobie Tiger for 2 years now. We have a blast
Now that I feel reasonably competent sailing the boat, and under spinnaker we finish within seconds of each other I'd like to make sure that I have the boat setup as well as possible.
Please chime in with any item or change you have made to your boat that works well for you, racing or cruising.
I did a few searches, but if there is a resource or post that has this info, please direct me toward it.
Please help with the following: (I'm looking at you Tom King)
Shroud tension: I haven't adjusted the shroud tension since I bought the boat. Any thoughts on this? It is crazy important on my Nacra and I adjust for the current wind conditions. What is the base setting?
Diamond wire tension: I have a loos guage, but I have no idea what tension to set the wires. The Hobie assembly manual is a little vague on the subject. How tight should the bottoms be? How much distance aft of the mast should the spreaders be? What is the desired tension on the tops? Do you change these based on wind conditions?
I have adjusted the rudders to have just under 1/8th toe in at mid point, is this correct? I usually only raise the windward rudder if winds are really light.
Dagger boards: Since there is no toe adjustment, I raise the windward dagger upwind and both downwind. Many boats like to have the leeward dagger down 1/2 going downhill, is this beneficial on the 21? Should I tie a second knot to have a "half setting"?
Mast preventer: Going upwind, I sometimes have a a bit of backwind right behind the mast. I typically have the mast preventer loose as it doesn't seem to rotate too far. What settings should I choose for this up and down wind?
Other awesome tweaks or changes to make?
Help this old boat beat down the Tigers
-Todd
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