Need ideas for the Running Rigging
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 3:14 pm
Having come from the O'Day 22 (and felt, I was a pretty good sailor) I feel this little daysailer is kicking my butt!
I think I need to rework some of the running rigging and need some ideas maybe or at least how to handle what I have.
1st putting the sails up and keeping the boat under control by myself. I'm finding the chore of trying to keep the boat from sailing away in even a lite breeze is tough and gusts turn into a chore, do any of you use turning blocks on the mast so the halyards come into the cockpit. Also do you do anything to keep the mainsails luff from coming off the mast? The 22' had a cotter pin to keep it on.
2nd how do you run your down haul and back hauls, also do you use a boom vang?
3rd how do you keep the jibs tack connected to the forestays hook?
4th and most important, how do you drop sails in a gust without them going into the water? Do any of you use lazy jacks on your booms?
5th where do you store the topping lift when under sail?
Just to work with what I have, I posted several pictures of my hardware for rigging. Not real sure what the "Mast Deck Hardware is for.
I think I need to rework some of the running rigging and need some ideas maybe or at least how to handle what I have.
1st putting the sails up and keeping the boat under control by myself. I'm finding the chore of trying to keep the boat from sailing away in even a lite breeze is tough and gusts turn into a chore, do any of you use turning blocks on the mast so the halyards come into the cockpit. Also do you do anything to keep the mainsails luff from coming off the mast? The 22' had a cotter pin to keep it on.
2nd how do you run your down haul and back hauls, also do you use a boom vang?
3rd how do you keep the jibs tack connected to the forestays hook?
4th and most important, how do you drop sails in a gust without them going into the water? Do any of you use lazy jacks on your booms?
5th where do you store the topping lift when under sail?
Just to work with what I have, I posted several pictures of my hardware for rigging. Not real sure what the "Mast Deck Hardware is for.