Need help with proper boom rigging on Hunter 22

[nickvillaume]

There is a cable coming from the top of the mast that hooks onto the back of the boom and supports it. Looking at the owners manual, I believe it is called a boom lift.

On the boat I just acquired, the cable was tied onto the back of the boom with a small piece of para cord that broke on our first outing.

I’m trying to properly rig this and would appreciate it if anyone else had photos or descriptions of the proper way to rig this lift to the boom

 

[Crazy Dave Condon]

Photo of what you are talking about. Called topping lift

 

[BlowMeAway]

I think this style topping lift setup would work well for your needs.

 

[nickvillaume]

After taking a closer look at the boom, I’ve actually figured out that there are two pulleys at the end of the boom. One for the topping lift and one for the outhaul. The run inside the boom and cleat at at the mast. Unfortunately, the previous owner let these rot away and was using paracord to attach the boom to the topping lift cable on the mast. I am going to have to dismantle the boom and rerun these lines.

Currently the weight of the boom is being suspended by the leech of the sail. Ugh!

Thanks, I’ll take some photos of the redo to share.

 

[DrJudyB]

Currently the weight of the boom is being suspended by the leech of the sail. Ugh

If the mainsail is hoisted and you are under sail, the leech of the mainsail supports the boom . That’s the way it should be when you’re sailing, usually.

The primary use for the topping lift is to keep the boom from dropping into the cockpit when the main when the mainsail is being hoisted or dropped, or during reefing.

(Usually the topping lift is slacked while u dear sail. You don’t want a taut topping lift changing the shape of the mainsail. One exception to this generalization is is that some people will use the topping lift to put twist in the mainsail while sailing in very very light breeze.)

 

[rgranger]

Currently the weight of the boom is being suspended by the leech of the sail. Ugh!.

It is supposed to be like that when sailing. The topping lift is just to keep the boom out of the cockpit when at anchor or in port.

 

[nickvillaume]

Great information. Thanks. So I guess I just need to repair the out haul.

 

[Ron20324]

Great information. Thanks. So I guess I just need to repair the out haul.

I go with post 5, not post 6.

 

[nickvillaume]

Here’s a picture of the boom pulleys I described above.

 

[BlowMeAway]

@nickvillaume that block and cam cleat are for a reefing line that passes through the boom from the leach of the mainsail. The line first ties to a ring on the aft end of the boom, passes up through the first reef cringle on the sail, then down through a sheave on the aft end of the boom, then through the boom to the goose neck on the mast.

 

[rgranger]

A diagram showing how to rig that reef line is found on p.33 of the attached owner's manual (see attached file).

 

[nickvillaume]

Thanks for all the helpful responses guys. I’ve been sailing my whole life but I’ve never owned a boat any larger than a laser. All this rigging is in sane

 

[rgranger]

Thanks for all the helpful responses guys. I’ve been sailing my whole life but I’ve never owned a boat any larger than a laser. All this rigging is in sane

Insane...