O'Day 22 Rigging #2 Main and Boom

[Grif18135]

Boom. How does the outhaul sheet get routed from the end of the boom to the cleat? I've got a block on the clew of the main, and one on the end of the boom. Is there a traditional side of the main boom the outhaul sheet gets secured? (starboard?) After a bit more book searching, outhaul is just brought forward to perhaps 1/3 the way forward on the main boom, starboard side. Usually just a cleat?Downhaul from the goosneck to the deck. No mechanical advantage, just cleated off on the starboard side of the companion way at the front of the cockpit. Did the boat have downhaul routed to the cockpit when new?No topping lift. It does have a keeper attached to the back stay to hold the end of the boom when the main is down.There are at least two blocks on the port side of the boom, and cleats and other sheet routing items on both sides of the boom. Also a sort of big corkscrew looking thing on the starboard side of the goosneck. Looks like something you could move a halyard or sheet into and out of fairly easily.Back Stay. Does not have the little triangle plate for the main sheet shown in the pamphlet from O'Day.Halyards:Main and jib both routed back to the port side of the companion way at the front of the cockpit. The only winch on the deck is here (port side).Main sheet: a bridle with mechanical advantage to the port and starbord rear corners of the cockpit. No travler as such. The bridle allows the boom to swing as best it can depending on the amount of down force applied to the main sheet bridle. No main sheets to either rail. Actually, the only main sheet is just to add down force on the end of the boom. Does this work ok? Or have folks changed the rigging to add a real travler at the transom for the main?

 

[sargentef21000]

Oday 22 answers!

Boom-my outhaul runs from the clue to a small block shackled on boom end cap, then forward to a cleat on starboard side of boom. The blocks that you have mounted on your boom sound like a single line reefing system was once installed. The "cork screw thing" you mention may have been used to attach the reef point to the boom. Downhaul-my downhaul is a single 3/8"line running to a cleat mounted in the sail guide track below the gooseneck. I don't believe the factory offered and cockpit option. Topping lift-mine is the same as you have described. You don't have the triangle plate on your back stay because your mainsheet is attached to the deck. My mainsheet is attached to the triangle plate which is mounted in line with my backstay. I'm not very happy with this design. It allows no traveler options and when you sheet in the main to point up the triangle plate exerts addition tension on the backstay, raking the masthead back and depowering the top of the main. In heavy winds this is a plus. In light winds it hampers my ability to point higher. I hope this helps you!Erik

 

[Grif18135]

Oday 22 answers and Thanks

Good Job! Glad my main is not attached to the back stay. My previous post made mention of the foot of the mast, what I did not describe is the support bulkhead under the mast to the keel.Now all I've got to do is decide what to do about the main sheet. The lake we're going to be in is very long and somewhat narrow. East to west. And, between 11:00 and 13:00 the wind starts up sending the water ski crowd home, and bringing out the sailboats. Moorage is at the downwind end of the lake. So fooling around for the day is mostly upwind, and the run for home is exactly that.Do they ever rig preventers back to the cockpit? Wing and wing in light air seems like it'd be a good thing to have one.We've got a light weight whisker pole for the genny, I just can't see how the main will wing out to the standing rigging with the bridle. Not sure about this boat, but the bigger boat I was on bounced the boom like crazy downwind with no boom vang.In case you haven't noticed. I'm all about the gizmo's. On the 38 cutter, it had everything but the kitchen sink (oops, that was below) So far, I think I can add at least 8 new deck fittings ;-)