joshjensen 0 Report post Posted November 24 Hello sailors, I have a Stingray that I have finally fixed up and hope to splash for the first time today. The rigging seems pretty solid and straight forward but as a fairly novice sailor, I was hoping to find a manual for this boat to make sure I have it set up optimally. Does such a thing exist? Or can anyone point me in the direction of a good source of Stingray specific information? The http://www.stingraycatamaran.com site is down, does anyone know if this is a permeant thing. Many thanks in advance. Cheers, Josh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knobblyoldjimbo 31 Report post Posted November 24 B Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knobblyoldjimbo 31 Report post Posted November 24 Best bet would be to take it to a local club that has cats, someone is likely to be able to help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshjensen 0 Report post Posted November 28 Thanks knobblyoldjimbo, will do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madboutcats 17 Report post Posted December 1 G’day Josh there’s no real manual but we can help with setting it up, first thing we need to know is which Stingray you have, I have had both the Big rig 30ft mast and Original rig 28ft mast. The masts are fairly soft by newer cat standards so you don’t want a heap of prebend in it unless you are really light, can you also say what your total crew weight is, water/ wind conditions where you sail, it all makes a difference with the settings. You might have a heavier original rig boat which is timber deck with fibreglass hulls, you may have all timber hulls or you may have fibreglass and foam “Cherry Hulls” which are very light, you can identify these with a picture of a stingray moulded into the forward deck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madboutcats 17 Report post Posted December 1 I just found your post, I think you have an original rig but you can measure the mast Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshjensen 0 Report post Posted December 1 Thanks for the help! There is no stingray moulded in the deck so I agree I have the older version. It is mostly just timber by the looks of it and very light. I have foam in the forward compartments and it looks like a bit of glass along the flat bottom of the aft hulls. A repair job also added some glass to the deck where the trampoline attaches and had pulled a few screws out. I measured the mast at 27ft. I am around 90kg and my usual crew is around 80kg. We sail the Tin Can Inlet and will venture up the Great Sandy Straits which gets pretty breezy but is generally small fetch so pretty calm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
