O'Day 22 Rigging

[Grif18135]

Haven't been on a sailboat since the late 70's, then on a 38 cutter and a Lido for a little bit.Correct words will be tough to come by, I'll add farmer john's description when I think I need to. Took the opertunity to lease an O'Day 22 from a friend for the summer. (I pay fixed costs, he gets to sail with me). Long story even longer. I'm not all that sure he has the boat rigged correctly. I'll be looking around for the chance to take a few photo's of one rigged up, but they're few and far between in the sagebrush.Would I be better off going one topic per post? I'll start off doing it this way.I did a search of the archives before posting. Found some info on the 23/25? foot boat. I do have a copy of the original 4 or 5 page pamphlet that came with the boat. Not much help.Standing rigging. Spreaders, stays, forestay and backstay seem to make sense. Not banjo tight, but they don't slop around either. This is about all I think I'm comfortable with on the boat.Mast. Foot of mast hooks with a horizontal pin. When up and rigged, I don't see anything that would keep the foot of the mast from being kicked loose of the pin, and off the deck plate. No locks, no plug/socket sort of thing at the bottom of the mast, just the standing rigging, down pressure from the rigging and faith.

 

[Kevin]

Love Banjo for music

Yeah, when they say tune the rigging, they don't mean to an open G chord. The rigging should not be flopping around or too tight. If you tighten it too much, you will stress the hull. If the rigging is just right the lee (oposite the wind) shroud or stay if you prefer will slacken very loose when you take some good air and the boat heals over. If any of the rigging is loose when there is no wind or the sails are down you have a problem. This could cause you to be dismasted in a good wind. The shrouds keep the mast from buckleing under stress. When you look at the tabernacle which is what the mast foot sets into, there should be a little detent that the mast pin rest in when you slide it all the way forward. The detent and the the downward pressure caused by the rigging is all you need to keep the mast foot inplace. The tabernacle is made of aluminum and can wear a bit, but I have never seen one without the detent or have I heard of the mast dislodging itself from the tabernacle. I am probably going to regret saying that. Good luck. O'Day 22 are alot of fun. Kevin

 

[Grif18135]

Rigging Thanks

Ok, I'll leave the standing rigging alone. It seemed ok to me, and is about what you've described. No rake on the mast, and doesn't rattle. I've been busting books like crazy and having a ball. This boat is not what was shipped from the factory I'm thinking. Words are comming back which is a good thing.I'll start a new thread with the next question.