Swing- centerboard rigging
Gents, I know, I know, long time no post! Blame it on the job, financial boon-doggles, plus no money.
So despite all the above, some progress has been achieved.
When last I posted, I think I had just mounted the centerboard. Thanks for the instructions & pics, they were instrumental in arriving at a great fit. Now, being a mechanic, I couldn't help but modify the centerboard just a little. I added a small 'bulb' at the bottom, just for luck. Of course the first time I retracted the thing, it got stuck! (What do they say about blueprints? Oh yeah, don't mess with them.)
All of the rigging had been stripped out of the well, so thank goodness for the diagrams you all had available. I swaged a 1/4" SS cable from the centerboard eye through the fwd pulley where I used a swaged eye to convert to 3/8" line to finish the pulley run and exit through the trunk past a spring cleat. As I haven't had it water yet, (darn!), the final adjustment hasn't been made.
Say, I saw the pics of the rudder string, I'll print those out and rig mine so the function will work.
Holler if you need pics, and I still intend to upload a bunch when I get it done.
I have played with the mast, it is sooo easy to pop up and down, and have begun to sort out the halyards and sheets. Found a source for toe rail, as soon as the money eases, I'll buy some and reinstall it. BTW, the bed mount for the toe-rail on mine looks like 3/4" half round that was glassed into place. Naturally mine has rotted away to nothing leaving just the glass shell. Do you guys have any easy solutions?
Anyway, thanks for checking on me, still here and will someday get in the water!
Tim