DRAGONFLY Trimarans User Forum

This summer ( in 20 knots wind and a choppy sea ) I lost the front port side waterstay of my DF 800 MK 2 , fixed wings , "Stress Free" (well named !! ).
There were no important damage , I changed the waterstay, the boat is now on her trailer for winter storage.
I owned this boat for four years and from the beginning , the waterstays are loose on one side and tight on the other , depending of the side the boat is lying at the mooring.
My questions :do the four waterstays have to be symmetrically and strongly tight in every circumstance , sailing or mooring ?
is this "asymettry" correct or acceptable ?
Remember ,she is a fixed wings , not foldable, DF
Thank you , kenavo.
J.Louis

The way I have them setup on boat is they are equally tight - there is no slack at any time except when the boat is folded.

You should also have some sort of turnbuckle on them. Give a couple of turns to snug them up. Get yourself a Loose Gauge to see what the load is on the cables and balance accordingly. Balance the rig first, Then balance the waterstays.

I think you will be surprised at the improved performance of the boat!

Hmm, don't get this, how to balance the rig before waterstays? When sailing I trim the rig all the time. Depending on wind force and angel i have to change the rigg trim. I my world I'll trim waterstays in port, and I'll trim the rig when sailing.

Or is there somthing I have missed?