"Steve W." wrote in message
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Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 06 Oct 2014 17:57:01 -0500, Richard

wrote:

On 10/5/2014 8:08 PM, John wrote:
Gunner Asch wrote:
Im looking for a wire cable "tension gauge" to use for adjusting
rigging tension on my sailboats.

"Loos Gauge" is what is typically sold for sailboat
rigging...but Im
sure there are other brands, models, types that will work as
well.

Ayup. Got $75 ? I sure don't for a "luxury" item.

I do have lots of stuff to trade though.

Gunner

"At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child,
miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied,
demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a
philosophy of sniveling brats."
PJ O'Rourke


http://www.riggingandsails.com/pdf/selden-tuning.pdf

The section using a 2 meter rod and calipers should work for any
cable as long as you know it's stretch numbers.

--
Steve W.

Thanks, that's very good.

I think my method of attaching this spring scale to the line with a
Prusik loop and tensioning it until the section below the knot begins
to feel slack is close enough to stay below the working strength of
ropes and fittings.
http://www.amazon.com/Moultrie-440-l.../dp/B000KKD09I

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prusik

-jsw