I bought this boat months ago and have been slowly refurbishing it in my back yard. I have no help, but finally figured out how to get the mast up by myself. The boom is attached and I have raised the mainsail. This is the point that I do not know wht to do next as far as the rigging. Lines go thru the boom- don't know what for. The traveler is ready for action but don't know how to hook it up. Have 3 head sails but have not tried hooking them up. Is there a book or set of instructions which can demonstrate what goes where and what to do with it after it is properly riggged? I have sailed smaller boats, but none which have this many lines etc. Would appreciate any enlightenment. Thanks, Ron Snipes 104 Springdale Drive Bennettsville, SC 29512 843-479-8585 rsnipes29512@yahoo.com
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Ron , First off you can only use one head sail at
a time. Lay them out on the lawn and lay the smallest one on the next larger and the biggest one on the bottom. Mark these 1,2 & 3. Those are your jib sails. The purpose of the traveler is to secure the main sheet.( that's the system that controls where the boom goes.) For now put the traveler in the middle and leave it there. The line that you attach to the top corner of the main sail is the main halyard. And the one you attach to the jib, is the jib halyard. On the lower corner of the jib closest to the mast(called the clew) you attach the jib sheets(lines that control the jibsail)to the clew. The tack is the part of the sail that is attched to the deck near the forestay. There are books that spell this out but I don't remember any titles tonight.
a time. Lay them out on the lawn and lay the smallest one on the next larger and the biggest one on the bottom. Mark these 1,2 & 3. Those are your jib sails. The purpose of the traveler is to secure the main sheet.( that's the system that controls where the boom goes.) For now put the traveler in the middle and leave it there. The line that you attach to the top corner of the main sail is the main halyard. And the one you attach to the jib, is the jib halyard. On the lower corner of the jib closest to the mast(called the clew) you attach the jib sheets(lines that control the jibsail)to the clew. The tack is the part of the sail that is attched to the deck near the forestay. There are books that spell this out but I don't remember any titles tonight.
Congrats on new (old) bigger boat.
Now you have the fun of figuring out how to rig the rest of the rigging. You will find that the big boat has the same rigging as a small sailboat but just more of it. The line (s) through the boom should be #1 mainsail outhaul (for pulling the clew taught) and #2 possibly reefing line(s) that help to make the mainsail smaller (possible total of 3 but could still be more). You already found the halyards which raise and lower the jib and main. The traveller needs a bit of hardware to secure the main sheet to the boom which includes 2 fiddle blocks (one on the boom and the other to the traveller car) and the line itself. Your boat probably came with this hardware, if not, get new. fiddle block picture http://www.cgedwards.com/harken/har7.html A good book to have for marine/sailboat language, explanations and procedures is Chapman's "Piloting & Seamanship". If you want to work on your engine or electronics I suggest Nigel Calder's "Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual" which is very detailed and Byron Toss' "The Riggers Apprentice" for all standing rigging issues. There is also a ton of info (some of which must be sifted through) available on the web including this website/forum. I have learned a lot just by sitting on my butt and surfing boat owners groups, boat makers and marine surveyors webistes. Here is a link for a company I do not work for that has good how-to articles by Don Casey on the most basic subjects excluding actually how to sail a boat: http://www.boatus.com/howto/howto_lib.htm For the finer details you might have to check in here and someone else will answer you. Good luck and go sailing.
Now you have the fun of figuring out how to rig the rest of the rigging. You will find that the big boat has the same rigging as a small sailboat but just more of it. The line (s) through the boom should be #1 mainsail outhaul (for pulling the clew taught) and #2 possibly reefing line(s) that help to make the mainsail smaller (possible total of 3 but could still be more). You already found the halyards which raise and lower the jib and main. The traveller needs a bit of hardware to secure the main sheet to the boom which includes 2 fiddle blocks (one on the boom and the other to the traveller car) and the line itself. Your boat probably came with this hardware, if not, get new. fiddle block picture http://www.cgedwards.com/harken/har7.html A good book to have for marine/sailboat language, explanations and procedures is Chapman's "Piloting & Seamanship". If you want to work on your engine or electronics I suggest Nigel Calder's "Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual" which is very detailed and Byron Toss' "The Riggers Apprentice" for all standing rigging issues. There is also a ton of info (some of which must be sifted through) available on the web including this website/forum. I have learned a lot just by sitting on my butt and surfing boat owners groups, boat makers and marine surveyors webistes. Here is a link for a company I do not work for that has good how-to articles by Don Casey on the most basic subjects excluding actually how to sail a boat: http://www.boatus.com/howto/howto_lib.htm For the finer details you might have to check in here and someone else will answer you. Good luck and go sailing.
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