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<p class="MsoNormal">I am new to this mailing list and this is my first posting.
I am very new to sailing. I have sailed a C15 for a couple of years before
recently buying my Santana. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I understand
that most of the people on this list are probably experienced to very experienced
racers, something that I am not but hope to become. All this is to say that I
am very much a newbie and so forgive me if my questions are very basic. I am interested
in setting up my boat to be a good learning boat. My first question is, how
much mechanical advantage should my outhaul have? There is no outhaul setup on
my boat currently. Is there a picture on the Santana 22 website that shows a
good outhaul setup? Second, does someone have some mast tuning tips? The ones
that I have found online called out Loos gauge setting of 30 for the uppers
(5/32<sup>nd</sup>), 35 for the lowers (3/16<sup>th</sup> upgraded from 5/32<sup>nd</sup>)
900 lbs forestay (5/32<sup>nd</sup>), and 350 lbs for backstays (1/8<sup>th</sup>).
My lowers are 5/32<sup>nd</sup> (haven’t been upgraded to 3/16<sup>th</sup>). I
sail on the Great Salt Lake in Utah so I don’t think we see average winds any
where near what you see on The Bay (where I assume a lot of the people on this
list hail from). Also, I have a repaired mast (don’t ask). The local rigging
guy winced when he saw it but said that it would be safe but just commented
that the mast should have been replaced and not repaired. I just mention these
things in case they would influence the way I would tune the mast. Thanks for
any help.</p>
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