d)
e)
f)
g)
• Thread the other end of the
jib halyard
block
tie through the metal loop at the top
of the
jib halyard
block
, pulling the excess through until the
block
is next to the
knot.
• Thread the free end of the
jib halyard
block
tie through the
shroud
shackle, in between the
shrouds
.
• Thread the end of the
jib halyard
block
tie
back through the metal loop at the top of
the
jib halyard
block
, passing through
in the opposite direction to step d.
• Tie a figure-of-eight knot in the end of
the
jib halyard
block
tie. The
jib halyard
block
will now hang just below the lower
of the two metal rings on the front face of
the mast.
3.9 - Rigging the
Jib
• Thread the
jib halyard
through the
jib halyard
block
, and
make sure that both ends of the
jib halyard
are secure at
the bottom of the mast.