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Musto Performance Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.4)  

 

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Rigging the Spinnaker 

 

41. Take the halyard from the exit on the front of the mast, 

under the chute throat and through the block attached to the 

pole “puller” 

 

42. Take it back under the chute throat 

 

43. Over the downhaul line (pink) and under the vang line 

(purple) 

 

44. Through the cleat on the deck and through the block 

behind it. Note: Make sure you go under the bridle. 

 

45. Through the “take up” block at the back of the boat and 

through the block at the back of the chute. 

 

46. Use the tiller extension to thread the halyard through the 

chute. 

Summary of Contents for Musto Performance Skiff

Page 1: ...cking your boat is correctly rigged will make sure you have an enjoyable sail and may prevent you damaging your kit You can rig the boat in a different order from than that described here but we know this method works Below shows the starting point you should have one of everything in this picture 1 The boat comes supplied with everything you need to go sailing if you are missing an item please ca...

Page 2: ...ng comes through the other side pass it through the top of the block 5 Take it through eye on the top of the boom and back through the top of the block Then back through the body of the ti lite 6 Repeat the process until you have three wraps around the boom Finish the process by putting a figure of eight knot on the tail leaving the block snug to the boom 7 Repeat the process for the second block ...

Page 3: ...Musto Performance Skiff Rigging Guide v0 4 3 of 19 9 Make sure you don t over tighten this as it will need to move up and down as the kicker is adjusted ...

Page 4: ...hem a little wiggle until the pin can be inserted 12 Clip the elastic over the pin end between the bar and the deck eye 13 With the elastic between the wing and the deck eye the elastic can never get knocked off and you won t lose any pins The folded ends of the pins should be away from the cockpit so that the mainsheet doesn t get caught on the pin 14 With the wings fitted ensure that the line fo...

Page 5: ...in the upper slots 16 Fit the rig adjusters onto the chain plates 17 Attach the lower shroud to the inboard rig adjuster Five holes down on the front row is a good start but check www mustoskiff com for tuning information 18 Check the mast step is clear for the mast to be stepped 19 Step the mast and loosely the forestay with the rig tensioning device not supplied to the upper eye arrowed red 20 W...

Page 6: ...ds and lowers attached tension the rig using the tensioning device and then locate the lower eye shown blue arrow in step 19 into the chainplate and insert the pin Then remove the tensioning device NOTE Please don t over tension the rigging call Ovington Boats if unsure on required rig tension 22a Now tape or cover the chainplate AND the upper eye that the rig tensioning device was attached to to ...

Page 7: ...e Trapezes 23 Now the rig is tensioned the trapezes can be connected to the elastic that is available on the wing bar 24 Take the loop and pull it through the ring block 25 Take the loop around the trapeze ring 26 Pull it tight and that s done Repeat the other side ...

Page 8: ...t it through the boom 29 Attach the main halyard to the outhaul 30 Cleat the outhaul off in the centre of the boom 31 Pull some of the main halyard through so the boom is in the approximate position that you would expect when sailing 32 Rig the mainsheet starting with a bowline on the block attached to the mainsheet bridal Then thread it through the front block on the boom ...

Page 9: ...Pull the sheet on a little bit and put a stopper knot of your choice into the mainsheet This will stop the boom hitting the shroud when the mainsheet is not cleated 36 Fit the other kicker bar to the upper gooseneck 37 Locate the two kicker bars together Note if they will not then just adjust the height of the boom by adjusting the angle of the boom with the main halyard 38 Thread the kicker contr...

Page 10: ...Musto Performance Skiff Rigging Guide v0 4 10 of 19 39 Then take the rope through the block on the end of the kicker bar and back towards the mast 40 Then tie the end of the rope to the eye on the mast ...

Page 11: ...o the pole puller 42 Take it back under the chute throat 43 Over the downhaul line pink and under the vang line purple 44 Through the cleat on the deck and through the block behind it Note Make sure you go under the bridle 45 Through the take up block at the back of the boat and through the block at the back of the chute 46 Use the tiller extension to thread the halyard through the chute ...

Page 12: ...e 49 Tie the halyard onto the forestay eye otherwise the elastic will pull it back again 50 Roll the kite out and tie the tack on the clew line with a bowline 51 Then attach the kite sheets to the clew Find the middle of the sheets and push the loop through 52 Then post the end of the sheets through to make a larks foot on the clew ...

Page 13: ...rmans knot Note You can tie the sheet ends to the clew if you want but I prefer this method There are also other options for this 55 Make sure you have run the kite sheets on top of all other ropes and behind the mainsheet 56 Tie the head to the kite halyard 57 Un tie the downhaul from the forestay eye remember step 49 thread it through the ring on the kite Make sure you are under the kite sheets ...

Page 14: ... s a good idea to hoist it on the shore AS LONG AS IT IS NOT TOO WINDY 60 Then drop the kite make sure you do not get it caught on the trolley handles on the way down they of course won t be there when you are sailing 61 Have a quick look up to make sure the halyard is not twisted 62 Your cockpit should now look like this ...

Page 15: ...to hold the pin in place Once on the stock it can be left on the boat permanently 65 Clip the tiller extension onto the tiller 66 Insert the rudder blade to the stock Friction will keep it up Fit the Bung and Tape EVERYTHING up 67 Don t forget to put the bung in 68 Tape everything up if it looks like it may snag you or anything else tape it up If it s your first sail follow the rule if ...

Page 16: ...tened it can be stiff so go steady A good spraying on McLube on the track can make things easier 71 Once it is at the very top give the halyard a good pull and cleat it off 72 Coil the halyard up and post it in the pocket on the starboard side of the main 73 Tidy it all away and close the pocket using the Velcro 74 Post the clew strap over the end of the boom 75 Take the outhaul through the clew c...

Page 17: ...d of the outhaul to the bolt of the kicker bar to keep the end tidy 79 Slot the kicker bars together You may need to apply some leech tension with the mainsheet to achieve this Make sure the boat is head to wind and if it s windy get some help otherwise the boat can get blown off the trolley 80 The bolt is usually in the top of the four available holes ...

Page 18: ...lock to the port loop 82 Then the starboard one 83 Make sure there are no twists in the system and everything is the correct side of each other 84 Zip the sleeve up 85 All the way to the bottom 86 Buckle up the two straps 87 Place the daggerboard in the boat 88 You are ready to go ...

Page 19: ...Musto Performance Skiff Rigging Guide v0 4 19 of 19 89 The cockpit should look like this 90 Just add water ...

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