deck hardware ,mast setup and rigging info

[myona]

Restoring my 8.3mtr Aux bermudan sloop I will be needing some information re deck hardware and rigging of the above. Can any body give me details of what you kind of fittings are needed.

The mast I have is just wood and I only have the spresders. What other fiitings are needed to make fully functional. :confused:

[ 06-16-2005, 01:39 AM: Message edited by: myona ]

[George.]

Get a copy of "The Rigger's Apprentice," by Brion Toss. There you will find a detailed account of all the fittings you will need, all the choices there are, and how to put it all together.

[Don Kurylko]

L. Francis Herreshoff’s “Sensible Cruising Designs” would be a great book to start with. There are excellent drawings and details of rigging and hardware that you could easily adapt to your boat. Highly recommended – but, consult a designer too for final approval. It could save you a lot of grief and money in the long run.

[Ian McColgin]

The above and especially a consult from your sailmaker and/or whomever designs the rig. This will get you standing and running rigging. It's not clear from your post whether the fittings for standing rigging are in place - chain plates and such. This may raise more interesting questions.

There can be profound differences in running rigging lay-out depending on how you expect to sail and with what sort of crew.

A few of my prejudices:

Lavish use of turning blocks and deck organizers and cam (not jam!) cleats to a smaller number of winches is currently popular. It's easy to end up with a real charlie foxtrot of main hallyard and spare, two spinnaker hallyards, jib hallyard, tow or three each of reef tacks and reef outhauls, sminnaker pole lift and guy and uphaul and downhaul, vang, and topping lift - seventeen lines to one aptly named snake pit and we've not even gotten to sail shape controls like cunninghams and flattening reefs.

Thing is, turning blocks make all pulls harder. You'll work less with a straight pull, which is why if the boat is large enough that a person can stand by the mast, life is easier if you have the hallyards and lifts and all reefing lines on the mast and boom near the tack.

Midboom sheeting is another modern marvel. Wonderful for getting the mainsheet out of the cockpit and ahead of the dodger. Much more stress as the pull as at a real leverage disadvantage.

Anyway, the key distinction is whether you'll cruise or race but short handed, in which case running rigging lines (except possibly hallyards and such) should lead within reach of the helm, or racing well crewed, in which case the functions need enough seperation so that the jib grinder does not elbow the checkstay releaser.

G'luck

Almost no one thinks of rational anchor handling. Get a good consult on that.