hi , i got a 22ft oday sailboat, i need to find out how to hook up the main, so i can let the sail swing port or starbord ,yep i am new to sailing,from what we have managed to do ,doesn,t look right .need more info on how to do this .thanks dpoug
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hi doug,
need more info, and the problem may be the "language barrier". You need to have a basic level of sail-speak.
What do you mean by "hook up the main"?. Do you mean rig the mainsail by putting it on the mast and boom, or do you mean rig the mainsheet?
Anyway, go here, it will help. Also, I am sure you are planning on getting a beginners sailing book, I suggest any of the "sailing for dummies" type. That is how I started. To maintain your boat get Don Casey's "this old boat", and a subscription to "good old boat"
But back to answering your question, start here:
http://www.glen-l.com/free-book/rigging-small-sailboats.html
Keith
need more info, and the problem may be the "language barrier". You need to have a basic level of sail-speak.
What do you mean by "hook up the main"?. Do you mean rig the mainsail by putting it on the mast and boom, or do you mean rig the mainsheet?
Anyway, go here, it will help. Also, I am sure you are planning on getting a beginners sailing book, I suggest any of the "sailing for dummies" type. That is how I started. To maintain your boat get Don Casey's "this old boat", and a subscription to "good old boat"
But back to answering your question, start here:
http://www.glen-l.com/free-book/rigging-small-sailboats.html
Keith
Doug,hi , i got a 22ft oday sailboat, i need to find out how to hook up the main, so i can let the sail swing port or starbord ,yep i am new to sailing,from what we have managed to do ,doesn,t look right .need more info on how to do this .thanks dpoug
One of the easiest ways to learn about sails, sail hardware, sailboat rigging and sailing is to go to your public library and draw out some books on it. This is exactly what I did when I first started leaning about sailboats and sailing.
When you think that you've got most of the knowledge down pretty pat, take your boat out and sail her with just the Mainsail until you get the hang of sheeting adjustments on various tacks. Then you can hoist the Jib up and get used to using that sail in conjunction with the Mainsail.
Actually, if you are on an upwind tack sailing close to the wind, you don't even have to touch your mainsheet. Just come about and let the boom swing around to the new tack while you release one Jib sheet and take up on the other sheet. You can get away with this on a stubby keel boat more than a centerboard day sailer.
The best sailing aid that you can have on your boat is a Davis Windex at the top of your mast. This wind indication device will literally teach you how to sail. All you need to do is look at it and you'll know where the wind is in relation to your boat's heading at all times. If you don't have one, go out and buy one and buy a 12" extension bracket to mount it on so that you can have good visibility of the Windex at all times.
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Congratulations Doug!
I'm sure you will enjoy your 22 as much as I have mine.
Yes, more info on what you have to start with will help.
I Heart Odays is a great site for info.
Robby Robinsons book The International Marine Book of Sailing, has a ton of info and will serve me for years as I learn more.
Google and Youtube are great.
One of the best resources can be a friend that sails.
Also check out local ASA sailing schools, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the Power Squadron for basic classes.
Lots to learn, but it sure is fun.
Greg
I'm sure you will enjoy your 22 as much as I have mine.
Yes, more info on what you have to start with will help.
I Heart Odays is a great site for info.
Robby Robinsons book The International Marine Book of Sailing, has a ton of info and will serve me for years as I learn more.
Google and Youtube are great.
One of the best resources can be a friend that sails.
Also check out local ASA sailing schools, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the Power Squadron for basic classes.
Lots to learn, but it sure is fun.
Greg
Excerpts from the Owners Manual:
Attaching Boom to Mast
Slip the gooseneck, which is on the forward end of the boom, on to the track on the mast (See Fig.2). To hold up the after end of the boom, attach the Boom Hanger (short wire on Backstay) to aft end of the boom.
Mainsheet
Old style (1972-74): Tie or shackle the end of the mainsheet to the becket on the top of mainsheet block (near stern). Thread the other end through one sheave of the double block on the end of the boom, then through the block near the stern on the other side, then through the other sheave of the block on the boom, then through the first block and the attached camcleat. Tie a figure-8 stopper-knot in the free end of the sheet.
Newer style (1975-83): Take the free end of the mainsheet, thread it through the upper sheave on the block attached to the triangle plate on the Backstay, bring it up through the block on the boom, then back down to the bottom sheave and through the camcleat. This type of mainsheet arrangement frees up the cockpit considerably. Tie a figure-8 knot in the end of the mainsheet so you won’t lose it.
(See Fig. 7)
To Hoist or Raise Mainsail
To raise the mainsail insert battens and then starting near the gooseneck, feed the foot of the sail, clew first, into the slot on the boom. The pin in the gooseneck slips through the tack of the sail to hold it in place. Draw the foot of the sail out along the boom until the foot is tight. The Outhaul line should be attached to the clew of the sail, then passed through the hole in fitting on end of boom, then cleated on boom cleat which is located approximately 2/3's of the way up on the starboard side of the boom. The cleat is located here to permit the crew to change the tension on the foot of the sail while sailing. A "Block-Action Outhaul” is a help here as it greatly reduces the friction on the Outhaul line. Next, fasten the main halyard to the head of the mainsail and feed the luff slugs of the sail into the mast slot cutout. Hoist the sail fully and cleat it. Located in the sail feed slot in the mast is a cotter pin on a short length of line. This is inserted through holes drilled in mast groove above the sail-feed slot and will prevent luff slugs from falling out when sail is lowered. (See Fig. 8)
Downhaul
Tighten the luff of the sail by pulling down on the line attached to the gooseneck, and then cleat it to the Downhaul cleat. The position of this cleat on the mast may be changed by loosening the two screws, moving cleat, and then tightening screws again. (See Fig. 2)
To Hoist Jib:
Fasten all the snaps on the luff of the jib to the Headstay and attach the shackle on the on the tack to the stemhead fitting. (See Fig. 9) The jib halyard is then attached to the head of jib. Tie the center of jib sheet to the clew of jib (See Fig. 5) and then run each jib-sheet outside of the Sidestays, and then through the block mounted on deck, approximately three feet aft of the chainplate, then to the jibsheet cleat provided. (See Main drawing) Tie a figure eight knot in each end of the jibsheet so as not to lose it. The jib is now ready to hoist
Attaching Boom to Mast
Slip the gooseneck, which is on the forward end of the boom, on to the track on the mast (See Fig.2). To hold up the after end of the boom, attach the Boom Hanger (short wire on Backstay) to aft end of the boom.
Mainsheet
Old style (1972-74): Tie or shackle the end of the mainsheet to the becket on the top of mainsheet block (near stern). Thread the other end through one sheave of the double block on the end of the boom, then through the block near the stern on the other side, then through the other sheave of the block on the boom, then through the first block and the attached camcleat. Tie a figure-8 stopper-knot in the free end of the sheet.
Newer style (1975-83): Take the free end of the mainsheet, thread it through the upper sheave on the block attached to the triangle plate on the Backstay, bring it up through the block on the boom, then back down to the bottom sheave and through the camcleat. This type of mainsheet arrangement frees up the cockpit considerably. Tie a figure-8 knot in the end of the mainsheet so you won’t lose it.
(See Fig. 7)
To Hoist or Raise Mainsail
To raise the mainsail insert battens and then starting near the gooseneck, feed the foot of the sail, clew first, into the slot on the boom. The pin in the gooseneck slips through the tack of the sail to hold it in place. Draw the foot of the sail out along the boom until the foot is tight. The Outhaul line should be attached to the clew of the sail, then passed through the hole in fitting on end of boom, then cleated on boom cleat which is located approximately 2/3's of the way up on the starboard side of the boom. The cleat is located here to permit the crew to change the tension on the foot of the sail while sailing. A "Block-Action Outhaul” is a help here as it greatly reduces the friction on the Outhaul line. Next, fasten the main halyard to the head of the mainsail and feed the luff slugs of the sail into the mast slot cutout. Hoist the sail fully and cleat it. Located in the sail feed slot in the mast is a cotter pin on a short length of line. This is inserted through holes drilled in mast groove above the sail-feed slot and will prevent luff slugs from falling out when sail is lowered. (See Fig. 8)
Downhaul
Tighten the luff of the sail by pulling down on the line attached to the gooseneck, and then cleat it to the Downhaul cleat. The position of this cleat on the mast may be changed by loosening the two screws, moving cleat, and then tightening screws again. (See Fig. 2)
To Hoist Jib:
Fasten all the snaps on the luff of the jib to the Headstay and attach the shackle on the on the tack to the stemhead fitting. (See Fig. 9) The jib halyard is then attached to the head of jib. Tie the center of jib sheet to the clew of jib (See Fig. 5) and then run each jib-sheet outside of the Sidestays, and then through the block mounted on deck, approximately three feet aft of the chainplate, then to the jibsheet cleat provided. (See Main drawing) Tie a figure eight knot in each end of the jibsheet so as not to lose it. The jib is now ready to hoist
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Congrats! many of us have the exact same boat. I still have a few weeks of work, nothing major, untill I dock her. (it was 88 here and I did have a pint of ale, sitting inside tonight!) Anyway, pics are king! send a few and you'll get some great answers!
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