Greetings all.  Hull 155 has arrived in Louisville, KY and I am hoping to get her in the water in the next week.  I have the initial tuning guide found on page 16 of the owners manual (thanks Ken Hardy!) and sek guidance on whether there is anything with some more detail.

I am also looking for the specs for items such as halyards (length, width, etc.) and other parts/pieces as the manual does not include that type of info within.  Thanks again for all your assistance!   :)bill

Bill,

I have seen  headstay length suggested 30' 6 1/2 inch.  Go 2" longer.  Keep weight out of the boat except crew, gear bags and more beer than you can drink during a race is wasted lbs.  (KEEP RUM IN THE APPOINTED SLOT)  There is a local boat that does very (VERY )well floating the jib tell tales upwind.  Get the tell-tales flying well, then lose 2/10ths pinching!!!  Jib halyard is headstay length x2 plus your run to the clutches.  Order them long and trim of what you don't need (or save for flipping halyards in a couple of years).  Halyards under 5/16" don't hold in the clutches.  If you race phrf and are looking at getting a main, consider telling your sail maker 9.5-10% draft not the customary 12%.  This boat goes over powered early and a flat main with good shape is an ace in the hole.  Compensate for the flat main in lighter air with a touch less pre bend in the stick, loose 150-200 on the loos on the uppers and keep the lowers where they were.  E-mail me direct at mailto:warbird@bytehead.com">warbird@bytehead.com on anything I can help with.

I recomend browsing the entire fourm.  There's alot of good information.  Be sure to print and save the ones you find particularly helpfull. 

At a minimum I would read these:

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