Rigging
– here are the steps I took in rigging the boat, set out in some detail in the hope it might help a
new skipper through the process. In a few minor areas I strayed from the RTR package for reasons I will
explain.
Main Sail, Mast and Gooseneck:
1.
Tie the head of the main sail to the crane using the double line.
2.
Tie loops of “Spider Wire” Spectra fiber line through the sail luff holes and around the mast. I
don’t care for the wire “mast loops” and never use them. Tie a reef knot followed by another
half hitch at each point. Make sure to leave a gap of approx. 2 mm between the mast and the
sail (Figure3).
3.
Tie the clew to the boom with loops located between the two plastic collars (Figure 4).
4.
Using a supplied loop of line with a bowsie, thread the loose end up through the white plastic
tube in the gooseneck brackets and tie it to the sail tack (Figure 5 shows the finished main
boom).
Jib:
1.
Slide the counter weight off the pin in the jib boom end cap and slide on the metal ring at the
lower end of the forestay. Replace the counter weight with a drop of CA glue to secure it on the
pin. Thread the line from the jib tack through the hole in the tab at the top of the end cap then
run it through the two holes in the small collet and tie it off so that the collet has room to slide
aft to increase luff tension. (Or tie jib tack line directly to the forward plastic sleeve and remove
the collet. Same can be done to the line terminating in a metal ring for jib sheet attachment!)
2.
Tie the sail clew to the jib boom with loops locating them between the two plastic collars (Figure
6 shows the jib boom at this stage).
3.
I removed the metal ring tied to the boom for attachment of the jib pivot. It can be used but I
believe a simple line attached to the boom by a Fisherman’s knot is preferable. In the supplied
components was a loop of line with bowsie with a small metal ring on the free end. I tied the free
end, as described, to the boom locating between the two plastic collars (Figure 7 shows the
finished Jib Boom).
4.
Tie another piece of line to the metal ring holding the top of the forestay and the halyard using a
Fisherman’s knot. Run the free end up through a bowsie then through the metal ring attached to
the jib hanger bracket and tie loosely to the end of the bowsie.
5.
Tie the free end of the topping lift to the same metal ring attached to the jib hanger bracket.
(Figure 8 shows the finished Jib head rig.)
6.
Finish off the knots by burning all line ends and placing a very small dab of thin CA on all knots. At
this point the unshipped rig will appear as in Figure 9.
Rigging the boat:
1.
Install the mast in the deck plate and ensure the two tabs on the bottom of the gooseneck are
properly engaged in the deck plate.
