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T U N I N G T H E H 3 8 6 B& R RI G
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T he e a sie st m e t hod for t uning t he B& R rig is
t o pe rform st e p one a s follow s be fore t he
m a st is st e ppe d, w it h it lying a ft side dow n
on t w o sa w horse s. Be gin w it h a ll rigging
sla c k . I f t he m a st is a lre a dy st e ppe d, loose n
a ll t he rigging, a nd t he n proc e e d t o st e p one .
1 .
St a rt w it h a ll t he rigging sla c k . T he n
induc e t he m a st be nd by t ight e ning t he
re ve rse dia gona ls (dia m onds). M e a sure
t he be nd by t e nsioning a line or t he m a in
ha lya rd be t w e e n t he m a st he a d a nd t he
goose ne c k . T he m a x im um a m ount of
be nd should be no m ore t ha n 8
”
[2 0 3 m m ]
for t he st a nda rd rig a nd no m ore t ha n 2
”
[5 0 m m ] for t he furling m a st . M e a sure d
pe rpe ndic ula r from t he a ft fa c e of t he
m a st t o t he ha lya rd a t t he de e pe st pa rt
of t he be nd. I t c a n be le ss t ha n t ha t
ba se d on t he sa il sha pe a nd your ow n
pre fe re nc e . T he be nd should a lso be
e ve nly dist ribut e d a long t he m a st t o give
a sm oot h sha pe . K e e p in m ind t ha t
be nding a furling m a st m a y m a k e it m ore
diffic ult t o furl a nd w ill not do m uc h t o
fla t t e n t he sa il a s in a st a nda rd rig. I t is
ve ry im port a nt t ha t t he m a st a lso be
st ra ight from side t o side a t t his t im e .
T ight e n or loose n t he re ve rse dia gona ls
t o a c hie ve t his.
2 . St e p t he m a st w it h a ll shrouds a t t a c he d
but w it h t he t urnbuc k le s c om ple t e ly
loose ne d (if t he m a st w a s not a lre a dy
st e ppe d).
3 . At t a c h t he jib ha lya rd t o a c le a t on t he
bow t o support t he m a st in a ra k e d
posit ion (t he m a st he a d should be a bout
2
’
-0
”
[~6 0 0 m m ] be hind t he st e p). At t a c h
t he ve rt ic a ls a nd t ight e n t he m unt il you
c a n just se e t he hole for t he c ot t e r pin in
t he t urnbuc k le . T ight e n t he jib ha lya rd
unt il you c a n a t t a c h t he fore st a y. At t his
point t he m a st he a d should be ra k e d so
t ha t a w e ight hung on t he m a in ha lya rd
ha ngs a bout 1
’
be hind t he m a st st e p.
4 . U se t he m a in ha lya rd t o c he c k t ha t t he
m a st is c e nt e re d from side t o side . Pull
it t ight a nd m a rk t he ha lya rd ne x t t o t he
ve rt ic a ls c ha inpla t e . N ow do t he sa m e
t o t he ot he r side t o se e if t he m a rk s line
up. I f not , t ight e n a nd/or loose n t he
ve rt ic a ls unt il t he m a rk s line up. Onc e
t he m a st he a d is c e nt e re d, be gin
t ight e ning t he ve rt ic a ls unt il t he
t urnbuc k le s a re a pprox im a t e ly ha lf
c lose d. While t ight e ning t he ve rt ic a ls
you m a y not ic e t he be nd in t he m a st
inc re a sing. N ow you c a n t ight e n t he
low e rs w hic h w ill t e nd t o st ra ight e n t he
low e r pa rt of t he m a st . Be sure t o
t ight e n port a nd st a rboa rd side s e ve nly.
5 . N ow you should t ight e n t he he a dst a y
unt il it is a pprox im a t e ly ha lf c lose d a s
w e ll. T his should induc e t he a ppropria t e
a m ount of he a dst a y t e nsion.
N e ve r use
a nyt hing m ore t ha n a pa ir of w re nc he s
t o t ight e n your rigging. I f you use a n
e x t e nde d pie c e of pipe on t he ha ndle of
a w re nc h you c a n ove r t ight e n t he
rigging a nd do da m a ge t o t he m a st or
rigging.
6 . On t he H unt e r 3 8 6 it is ne c e ssa ry t o go
up t he m a st in a bosun
’
s c ha ir t o t ight e n
t he num be r 2 dia gona l shroud (D2 or
int e rm e dia t e shroud). Alw a ys use
c a ut ion w he n
“
going a loft
”
. Y ou should
a lw a ys use a m ount a in c lim bing ha rne ss
or Bosun
’
s Cha ir int e nde d for t his use .
Alw a ys t ie int o t he ha rne ss w it h t he
ha lya rd using a bow line a nd t he n se c ure
t he sha c k le a s a ba c k up a s t he k not is
m ore re lia ble t ha n a m e c ha nic a l
fa st e ne r. T he pe rson hoist ing you a loft
should k e e p t he ha lya rd st oppe r c lose d
t o pre ve nt fa lls. Good c om m unic a t ion
be t w e e n t he t w o of you is a lso
im port a nt . T ight e n t he D2 unt il it ha s
just be c om e t ight a nd t he n a dd t w o
c om ple t e t urns. While a t t he first
spre a de r, look up t he ba c k of t he m a st
t o se e if it is st ra ight (ra t he r t ha n be nt
from side t o side ) I f it is not st ra ight ,
t he n a djust t he a ppropria t e D2 t o
st ra ight e n it .
7 . H a ve t he pe rson on de c k c a re fully low e r
you. T he y should k e e p t he ha lya rd
w ra ppe d a t le a st t w ic e a round t he w inc h
a nd should a lw a ys ha ve one ha nd a ble t o
st op t he ha lya rd from running fre e . Onc e
on de c k look up t he ba c k of t he m a st
a nd se e if it is st ra ight (ra t he r t ha n be nt