Get She Rigged

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Jay, The OB( original builder), fussed a LOT , about getting what he wanted. I am tickled that you like her.Cowhorns were,as I'm sure you know, lightweight boats for their time.
This boat is not light . She has the scantlings of a 60 foot schooner.
So,The freestanding thing ...not so much cuz she is crazy heavy.
Hybrid fer shebr /> bruce

[John B]

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Is it because she was originally a freestanding rig that you only go with 2 shrouds? What I really mean is how come no cap shroud even with the mast. I can see how that would work, just not what I'd expect..

[johnw]

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Wait!... What?
A freight train doesn't have a steering wheel, does it

(Colin Archer)

Block Island cowhorns were not designed to change course quickly.

[J.Madison]

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Are those square footages on the sails? ~500 seems a bit light for that big heavy boat, although I know winds are pretty strong down there.

If you insist on no spreaders and only two chainplates per side per mast, you could also add two intermediate shrouds that go to the same chainplates as the uppers. Its not perfect, but would allow you to go with a bit more height in the masts.

It looks like a gaff rig, but will have to be taller and that leaves me nervous. Or maybe it won't have to be taller if the reduced area is okay with your skipper.

[J.Madison]

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Maybe I'm thinking this boat is bigger than it actually is.

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Is it because she was originally a freestanding rig that you only go with 2 shrouds? What I really mean is how come no cap shroud even with the mast. I can see how that would work, just not what I'd expect..

John I am embarrassed to say I dunno what is "cap shroud".
I want to try this because IF it will work,it would just rock.

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[QUOTE=J.Madison;5417387]Maybe I'm thinking this boat is bigger than it actually is.[/QUOTE

Shes 35' long and 12 foot o beam.5 ish feets deep.

[John B]

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John I am embarrassed to say I dunno what is "cap shroud".
I want to try this because IF it will work,it would just rock.

As soon as I typed it I thought I was wrong / unclear. Wrong because all the shrouds are going to the mast cap.

'normal' / standard bermudan rigs having a cap shroud to the mast head ( usually bang in line with the mast partners), and one or two lower shrouds spread out at the base to various extent. (Lower shrouds going to spreaders height normally)

So I have my own lack of experience with a heavy , near freestanding rig saying to me ' hey ,where's the in line shroud' ,and the Bruce can do it side of my behind the eyes storage device saying 'hmmm, interesting.'

[Hwyl]

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Both mast steps have 2 inch deep keys, or whatever ya call em.

The bottom of the mast male bit is called the "tenon", so I'd guess the female bit is called the "mortise".

[Peerie Maa]

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Main mast step.vessel has a complete keelson, a giant nog of purple heart on TOP of the massive floors. It functions as the actual step.

I will dig this deeper as well,all the way through,so the key out the bottom of the mast will be closer to 5 inches than 2 inches.

Is there any sign of crushing on the sides of the old tennons? If they survived without damage they were big enough. I have seen shallower mortices than those.

[Peerie Maa]

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Just took on a project of putting some masts in this schooner. Working with what I have here , a pair of solid heavy masts from other boats.

Block Island cowhorns were not designed to change course quickly.

Not much like a cowhorn, apart from the straight sternpost.

[johnw]

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Not much like a cowhorn, apart from the straight sternpost.

Yes, it looks more a redningsskøyta.

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